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Environment Agency backs Thames Tunnel

The Environment Agency has added its voice to Government’s support for the Thames Tunnel project, following a statement to Parliament by Defra minister Richard Benyon.

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Environment Canada sees 31% drop in grants, other expenditures

As the government attempts to squeeze every dollar it can out of the public service in an attempt to rein in the deficit, it appears to be really wringing Environment Canada

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Environment Ministry gets nuke role

Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet members agreed Friday to set up a new agency in charge of nuclear safety under the Environment Ministry amid the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The accord comes after the government announced last week its plan to create the new entity and said it was considering whether to place the agency under the wing of the Environment Ministry or …

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Environment Canada job cuts raise concerns

The axe is falling at Environment Canada and around 700 positions are on the chopping block as part of the government’s “fiscal restraint” plan.

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Environment Minister steps down for election fight

Environment Minister Kate Jones has announced she will step down from the government ministry.

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Environment Minister steps down for election fight

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Environment advocates cite top conflict drivers in CASER focus group

MANILA, May 24 (PNA) -– Advocates have underscored environment-related causes of armed conflict during a series of focus group discussions (FGDs) held recently by the government Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-economic Reforms (RWC-SER).

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Environment advocates cite top conflict drivers in CASER focus group

MANILA, May 24 (PNA) -– Advocates have underscored environment-related causes of armed conflict during a series of focus group discussions (FGDs) held recently by the government Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-economic Reforms (RWC-SER).

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Environment Ministry Downscale Plan Approved

Parliament passed with its third and final hearing on March 11 a package envisaging downscaling of Environment Ministry’s functions. The package of amendments into 45 various laws will come into effect from March 18, Gia Khuroshvili, the government’s parliamentary secretary said.

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Critics sound alarm over Environment Canada’s spending on weather radios

OTTAWA — It detects extreme weather and has a snooze option, similar to any radio alarm clock, but Environment Minister Peter Kent isn’t sure why his government spent nearly $1 million to buy 14,000 “Weatheradios” for schools, girl guides and scouts across the country.

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Agency of Protected Areas to Remain in Environment Ministry

“There were [critical] remarks on this matter voiced by lawmakers and experts and they have provided their arguments, which were shared by the government, so the agency for protected areas will remain in the Ministry of Environment,” Gia Khuroshvili, the government’s parliamentary secretary, told lawmakers on February 25.

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