Environmental News: Federal court ruling puts protection of isolated wetlands at risk

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 128A-128A
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Court Ruling ◽  
Isolated Wetlands ◽  
Environmental News

The effects of lead agency, nongovernmental organizations, and recovery team membership on the identification of critical habitat for species at risk: insights from the Canadian experience

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric B. Taylor ◽  
Susan Pinkus
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Species At Risk ◽  
Critical Habitat ◽  
Lead Agency ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Recovery Planning ◽  
Recovery Strategies ◽  
Species At Risk Act

Evaluation of legislation and procedures in place to help recover species at risk of extinction is an important component of conservation efforts. Despite its biological importance and key role in species protection and recovery legislation, identification of critical habitat is inconsistently applied. We analyzed data from 126 recovery strategies implemented under Canada’s nascent (2002) Species at Risk Act (SARA) to determine how lead agency, Federal Court rulings, and the proportion of independent team members influenced identification of critical habitat. Only 17% of strategies led by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans included critical habitat, compared with 63% of strategies led by Environment Canada, indicating that aquatic species at risk are much less likely to have critical habitat identified. A 50% increase in recovery strategies that identified critical habitat following precedent-setting court judgments suggests that legal action by nongovernmental organizations played a key role in the evolution of recovery policy for species at risk in Canada. The proportion of independent scientists on a recovery team was statistically unrelated to identification of critical habitat at a national scale, but case studies indicate that independent team members may play an important role in ensuring compliance and transparency during recovery planning.

scholarly journals Net Neutrality in the U.S. – 2015

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Robert Larribeau
Keyword(s):  
Federal Court ◽  
Federal Communications Commission ◽  
The Body ◽  
Net Neutrality ◽  
Court Ruling ◽  
Content Provider ◽  
Treat All ◽  
Significant Support ◽  
The U.S

A U.S. Federal Court ruling in January 2014 overturned Net Neutrality rules issued in 2010 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the body that regulates both the telecommunications and the cable industries in the U.S.  This sparked significant support for establishing new rules to provide Net Neutrality and resulted in the submission of more than one million comments to the FCC, which broke all records.  This led to the FCC adopting new Net Neutrality rules in February 2015.  The FCC followed President Barack Obama’s lead and classified the broadband operators as common carriers, which will require that they treat all of their customers and all content providers equally.  As common carriers the broadband operators will not be able to favour one content provider over another or favour their own content services.  It is very likely that these new rules will not settle the issue and will be challenged in Congress and in the courts. The Net Neutrality controversy will continue.

US appeals court ruling is new setback for herbicide

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Federal Court ◽  
Court Decision ◽  
Court Ruling ◽  
Environmental Groups ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Agricultural Use ◽  
Appeals Court ◽  
Us Cities

Significance Three juries so far have found that Roundup causes NHL and awarded substantial damages. The panel’s decision was followed by a separate federal court decision that rejects Bayer’s latest plan for resolving thousands of future glyphosate claims. Impacts Many US cities and states have already banned or restricted Roundup for both home and agricultural use. Environmental groups have filed briefs in litigation seeking to challenge the federal registration for glyphosate. In the absence of an approved settlement plan, the company must litigate future claims or settle them individually.

Tobacco companies protest about federal court ruling on corrective statements

BMJ ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 349 (oct06 11) ◽  
pp. g6067-g6067 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Federal Court ◽  
Court Ruling

scholarly journals The Determinants of Food Stamp Program Participation

1980 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Epperson ◽  
C. L. Huang ◽  
S. M. Fletcher ◽  
W. K. Scearce
Keyword(s):  
Federal Court ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Court Ruling ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Program Impact ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Food Expenditures ◽  
Nutritional Benefits

The Food Stamp Act of 1964 (with subsequent amendments) charges the U.S. Department of Agriculture with extending the benefits of the program to all households willing and eligible to participate. This duty was reinforced by a federal court ruling in 1975 (Beckel and MacDonald; Bennett et al. vs. Butz et al.).Because of the importance of the Food Stamp Program (FSP), numerous studies have been conducted to gauge its intended effectiveness. Areas of study have included nutritional benefits of the program, impact on food expenditures, identification of ways to improve the rate of program participation, and identification of socioeconomic characteristics that may be important indicators of participation or nonparticipation in the program (for example, see Davis and Neenan; Lane; Neenan and Davis 1977, 1978; Salathe; Scearce et al.; Smith and Rowe; West; USDA, 1976, 1978).

scholarly journals Net Neutrality in the U.S. – 2015

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Robert Larribeau
Keyword(s):  
Federal Court ◽  
Federal Communications Commission ◽  
The Body ◽  
Net Neutrality ◽  
Court Ruling ◽  
Content Provider ◽  
Treat All ◽  
Significant Support ◽  
The U.S

A U.S. Federal Court ruling in January 2014 overturned Net Neutrality rules issued in 2010 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the body that regulates both the telecommunications and the cable industries in the U.S.  This sparked significant support for establishing new rules to provide Net Neutrality and resulted in the submission of more than one million comments to the FCC, which broke all records.  This led to the FCC adopting new Net Neutrality rules in February 2015.  The FCC followed President Barack Obama’s lead and classified the broadband operators as common carriers, which will require that they treat all of their customers and all content providers equally.  As common carriers the broadband operators will not be able to favour one content provider over another or favour their own content services.  It is very likely that these new rules will not settle the issue and will be challenged in Congress and in the courts. The Net Neutrality controversy will continue.

scholarly journals Forensic Engineering Analysis Of Low Temperature Ignition Of Wood

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry R. Tindal ◽  
Warren Jeffrey H.
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Ignition Temperature ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Court Ruling ◽  
System A ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Forensic Engineering ◽  
The Subject

The Phenomena Of Wood Igniting When Exposed For Extended Periods Of Time To Temperatures Below Woods Published Ignition Temperature Value Has Been Of Considerable Interest In Recent Years. The Interest Spans The Fire Investigative, Engineering, And Fire Science Communities All The Way To The Legal System. A Recent Federal Court Ruling Has Introduced Aggravated Controversy On The Subject, Casting Doubt On The Phenomena. While There Are Presently No Scientific Formulas To Reliably Predict The Occurrence, There Is Substantial Empirical Data Which Demonstrates That It Does In Fact Occur. The Purpose Of This Paper Is To Report On Certain Empirical Case Studies, Research Activities, And Experiments Undertaken Which Clearly Demonstrate That Wood Will Ignite When Exposed For An Extended Period Of Time To Temperatures Well Below Its Commonly Recognized Published Ignition Temperature Of Approximately 482 F (250 C). In Particular, It Was Concluded For The Conditions Studied That Ignition Of Wood Occurred Under Exposure Temperatures Of As Low As 256 F When Exposed 12 To 16 Hours Per Day In As Little As 623 Days Or Approximately 21 Months. Data From Three Well-Documented Restaurant Kitchen Fires And Observations Of Wood Located Behind Heated Wall Mounted Appliances In Three Operating Restaurants, Combined With Laboratory And Manufacturer Testing Are Used To Demonstrate That Low Temperature Ignition Of Wood Clearly Occurs.

Medicaid & Medicare: D.C. Appellate Court Denies Claim for Medicare Reimbursement of GME Cost

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-205
Author(s):  
choeffel Amy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
University Of Pennsylvania ◽  
District Court ◽  
Appellate Court ◽  
Court Of Appeals ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Administrative Proceedings ◽  
Summary Judgment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld, in Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health System v. Shalala, 170 F.3d 1146 (D.C. Cir. 1999), a federal district court ruling granting summary judgment to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in a case in which Presbyterian Medical Center (PMC) challenged Medicare's requirement of contemporaneous documentation of $828,000 in graduate medical education (GME) expenses prior to increasing reimbursement amounts. DHHS Secretary Donna Shalala denied PMC's request for reimbursement for increased GME costs. The appellants then brought suit in federal court challenging the legality of an interpretative rule that requires requested increases in reimbursement to be supported by contemporaneous documentation. PMC also alleged that an error was made in the administrative proceedings to prejudice its claims because Aetna, the hospital's fiscal intermediary, failed to provide the hospital with a written report explaining why it was denied the GME reimbursement.

Phonological Awareness Screening to Identify At-Risk Readers

1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margie Gilbertson ◽  
Ronald K. Bramlett
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Standardized Assessments ◽  
Cutoff Score ◽  
Invented Spelling ◽  
Reading Measures

The purpose of this study was to investigate informal phonological awareness measures as predictors of first-grade broad reading ability. Subjects were 91 former Head Start students who were administered standardized assessments of cognitive ability and receptive vocabulary, and informal phonological awareness measures during kindergarten and early first grade. Regression analyses indicated that three phonological awareness tasks, Invented Spelling, Categorization, and Blending, were the most predictive of standardized reading measures obtained at the end of first grade. Discriminant analyses indicated that these three phonological awareness tasks correctly identified at-risk students with 92% accuracy. Clinical use of a cutoff score for these measures is suggested, along with general intervention guidelines for practicing clinicians.

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