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Mitigation planning identifies policies and actions that can be taken over the long term to reduce risk, and in the event of a disaster occurring, minimize loss. Such policies and actions are based on a risk assessment , using the identified hazards , vulnerabilities and probabilities of occurrence and estimates of impact to calculate risks ...
Approximately one half of U.S. states allow evidence that the defendant was under extreme mental or emotional distress as a mitigating factor, if it is accompanied by an evaluation that the defendant's ability to appreciate the criminal aspect of his offense , or his ability to control his behavior to meet the requirements of the law, was impaired.
Environmental mitigation refers to the process by which measures to avoid, minimise, or compensate for adverse impacts on the environment are applied. [1] In the context of planning processes like Environmental Impact Assessments, this process is often guided by applying conceptual frameworks like the "mitigation hierarchy" or "mitigation sequence". [2]
One, a colleague of mine, was representing an arsonist mny years ago that had allegedly set quite a large fire that burned some public land. Due to the $$ cost of the damage, it was a felony.
Two other committee members, however, used Monday’s session to suggest regulation of STRs beyond what is included in the amended zoning ordinance provisions now governing those properties.
Flood management is a broad term that includes measures to control or mitigate flood waters, such as actions to prevent floods from occurring or to minimize their impacts when they do occur. [4] [5] Flood management methods can be structural or non-structural:
The Ravens announced Johnson's status in a one-sentence statement. "We have mutually agreed with Diontae Johnson to excuse him from team activities this week," the statement reads. Statement from ...
A shift towards plant-based diets would help to mitigate climate change. [112] In particular, reducing meat consumption would help to reduce methane emissions. [ 113 ] If high-income nations switched to a plant-based diet, vast amounts of land used for animal agriculture could be allowed to return to their natural state .