je.st
news
Tag: protections
US walrus protections hit Shell's Arctic drilling plan
2015-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration dealt a setback to Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic oil exploration plans on Tuesday, saying established walrus and polar bear protections prevent the company from drilling with two rigs simultaneously at close range, as it had planned. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued Shell a permit which emphasized that under 2013 federal wildlife protections, companies must maintain a 15-mile (24-km) buffer between two rigs drilling simultaneously. The rule is meant to protect populations...
Tags: plan
hit
arctic
drilling
U.S. lawmakers eyeing stronger protections for pregnant workers
2015-06-04 23:25:58| Trucking - Topix.net
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to boost protections for pregnant workers in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that revived discrimination claims by a former United Parcel Service Inc driver. Federal law currently prohibits employers from firing, refusing to hire or otherwise discriminating against pregnant women.
Tags: workers
stronger
pregnant
protections
U.S. lawmakers eyeing stronger protections for pregnant workers
2015-06-04 23:12:53| Air Courier - Topix.net
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to boost protections for pregnant workers in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that revived discrimination claims by a former United Parcel Service Inc driver. Federal law currently prohibits employers from firing, refusing to hire or otherwise discriminating against pregnant women.
Tags: workers
stronger
pregnant
protections
Loophole In Gov. Brown's Oil Spill Emergency Order Weakens Environmental Protections
2015-06-03 06:38:00| oilandgasonline Home Page
The Center for Biological Diversity today called on Gov. Jerry Brown to rescind an order suspending key environmental rules that should be governing cleanup of the devastating Santa Barbara oil spill.
Tags: order
gov
oil
environmental
Loophole In Gov. Brown's Oil Spill Emergency Order Weakens Environmental Protections
2015-06-03 06:38:00| pollutiononline Home Page
The Center for Biological Diversity today called on Gov. Jerry Brown to rescind an order suspending key environmental rules that should be governing cleanup of the devastating Santa Barbara oil spill.
Tags: order
gov
oil
environmental
Sites : [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] next »