These include increasing social disparities and inequity, population growth, climate change, the deterioration and pollution of the environment, the unsustainable use of freshwater and depletion of ocean resources, as well as increasing cases of natural and human-made disasters.
And it includes the common goals of preserving the environment and reducing pollution.
Moreover, it is economic growth that has provided the resources enabling us to dramatically reduce pollution and improve the environment, without trashing our standard of living.
Andy Atkins, executive director of Friends of the Earth, said the road would cause more pollution, damage the environment and do little to boost the economy.
Northampton MPs Sally Keeble and Brian Binley have called for a full investigation by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) into the pollution of the town's water supply.
She said Beijing Olympic organizers and Chinese environment authorities are providing the IOC with daily updates about pollution and weather, which can both have an effect on air quality.
Third, I'm calling on Congress to consider a new program to provide incentives for consumers who retrofit their homes to become more energy-efficient, which we know creates jobs, saves money for families, and reduces the pollution that threatens our environment.
It will streamline and simplify both the legislative framework and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's regulation of activities which cause pollution at a local and national level.
The paper, Air Pollution in London, produced by the Assembly's Health and Environment Committee, reports 8.3% of deaths in Westminster are attributable to man-made airborne particles.
That is because cars produce local air pollution, which damages human health and the environment, and also produce greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming.
The lawsuit is structured around a claim under the Clean Water Act and a declaration that four of the defendants are liable under the Oil Pollution Act for all removal costs and damages caused by the oil spill, including damages to the environment.
But the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation says the Scottish Environment Protection Agency assesses farms before and during operation, and sets limits on the use of chemicals and allowed pollution.
Installing modern and widely-available pollution control technologies can reduce more than 90% of the mercury pollution that is harming both children's health and our environment.
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The reports said the proposal "would not give rise to any undue impacts with regard to pollution, the water environment, the amenity of nearby residential properties and businesses".
The pollution produced by burning petrol in cars imposes a cost on the environment and on human health, yet its price hardly reflects this fact: petrol remains cheaper than water in America.
Neal pleaded guilty personally to breaches of environmental rules and also pleaded guilty on behalf of his two companies to depositing waste likely to cause pollution to the environment or harm to human health.
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One week prior to the summit, Jairam Ramesh, member and minister of state for environment and forests, told India's Parliament that the country should plan to reduce the ratio of pollution to production by 20% to 25% compared with 2005 levels, but like China, not accept a legally binding emissions reduction target.
Indeed it is the profligacy and pollution of America's miracle economy that preoccupies Philip Shabecoff, for many years a writer on the environment for the New York Times.
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