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The concept "precautionary principle" is generally considered to have arisen in English from a translation of the German term Vorsorgeprinzip in the 1970s in response to forest degradation and sea pollution, where German lawmakers adopted clean air act banning use of certain substances suspected in causing the environmental damage even though evidence of their impact was inconclusive at that ...
In response to oil industry lobbyists, the Trump administration suspended the enforcement of certain environmental laws during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, it was announced that the EPA would not expect routine monitoring and compliance or reporting of pollution emissions and would not pursue penalties for breaking those rules ...
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country's recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. [1]
Advocates say they're pleased the Minnesota Legislature put $16 million toward solving southeast Minnesota's nitrate pollution problem, but some are concerned lawmakers shortchanged efforts to ...
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) – Includes $1200 stimulus checks, March 2020 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – April 2020 Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 – June 2020
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg sat down with Business Insider to talk about mental health during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as what business and government leaders need to do in response to ...
In Pittsboro, which takes its water from the Haw River downstream from pollution sources in Reidsville and Greensboro, the petition says 1,4-Dioxane levels have been measured at “more than 320 ...
Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act 2003; Protection of the Environment Act 2003; Sea Pollution (Amendment) Act 1999; Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances)(Compensation) Act 2005; Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006; Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001; Water Services Act 2007; Wildlife Act ...