environmental laws
1environmental laws — regulations concerning the protection and conservation of the environment …
2Environmental science — is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental Science provides an integrated, quantitative, and interdisciplinary approach to the study of environmental systems. [… …
3Environmental mitigation — Environmental mitigation, compensatory mitigation, or mitigation banking, are terms used primarily by the Unites States government and the related environmental industry to describe projects or programs intended to offset known impacts to an… …
4Environmental racism — refers to intentional or unintentional racial discrimination in the enforcement of environmental rules and regulations, the intentional or unintentional targeting of minority communitiesBullard, Robert D. Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice …
5environmental law — the body of law that governs use of the natural features, now much extended by international and national legislation. The Environment Act 1995 marked an new era in the UK. What is or is not environmental law is debatable. International Treaties …
6Environmental law — is a complex and interlocking body of statutes, common law, treaties, conventions, regulations and policies which, very broadly, operate to regulate the interaction of humanity and the rest of the biophysical or natural environment, toward the… …
7Environmental health officer — Environmental health officers (EHOs) are usually employed by local government or state health authorities to advise on and enforce public health standards. However, many are employed in the private sector and in the military.EHOs or their… …
8Environmental quality — is a set of properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms. Environmental quality is a general term which can refer to varied characteristics that relate to the… …
9environmental — UK US /ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentəl/ adjective ► ENVIRONMENT relating to the environment: »Environmental laws are forcing American automakers to take electric alternatives to gas engines seriously. environmental damage/harm/pollution »The environmental… …
10environmental law — Introduction principles, policies, directives, and regulations enacted and enforced by local, national, or international entities to regulate human treatment of the nonhuman world. The vast field covers a broad range of topics in diverse legal… …
