Environment definition

Environment means soil, land surface or subsurface strata, surface waters (including navigable waters and ocean waters), groundwaters, drinking water supply, stream sediments, ambient air (including indoor air), plant and animal life and any other environmental medium or natural resource.
Environment means ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.
Environment means ambient and indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources such as flora and fauna, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

Examples of Environment in a sentence

  • Arctic ice retreating more quickly than computer models project, NCAR News Release, October 3 (2007), available online at xxxx://xxx0.xxxx.xxx/atmos news/research/5496/forecasting-seasonal-sea-ice Xxxxxxxxx, X., Russia and the Arctic: Environment, Identity and Foreign Policy, second edition, 2020 Xxxxxxx, X.

  • Xxxxxxx, The Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy, Arctic Council and Multilateral Environmental Initiatives: Tinkering While the Arctic Marine Environment Totters, 30 Denver J.

  • Where the parties have been unsuccessful in resolving the matter through the grievance procedure, the parties may jointly submit the matter to the Department of Environment and Labour’s Grievance Mediation Program or such other mediation option as is agreeable to the parties.

  • The Commission shall, in cooperation with the European Environment Agency, draw up reports on the progress towards the attainment of the targets laid down in Articles 38 and 46 at the latest three years before each of the deadlines laid down in those Articles.

  • The Office of Treaty Settlements, with the support of the Department of Conservation, Land Information New Zealand, the Ministry for the Environment and other government agencies, represented the Crown in day-to-day negotiations.


More Definitions of Environment

Environment means soil, surface waters, ground waters, land, stream, sediments, surface or subsurface strata and ambient air.
Environment means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetland, flora and fauna.
Environment means all, or any of, the following media: the air (including, without limitation, the air within buildings and the air within other natural or man-made structures above or below ground), water (including, without limitation, ground and surface water) and land (including, without limitation, surface and sub-surface soil).
Environment means (i) all or any of the following media, namely air (including the air within buildings or other natural or man-made structures above or below ground), water (including surface or ground water, water in pipes, drainage or sewerage systems) and/or land and (ii) any living organisms (including human beings) or systems supported by all or any of those media;
Environment means all air, surface water, groundwater or land, including, without limitation, land surface or subsurface, including, without limitation, all fish, wildlife, biota and all other natural resources.
Environment means soil, land surface or subsurface strata, surface waters (including navigable waters, ocean waters, streams, ponds, drainage basins, and wetlands), groundwaters, drinking water supply, stream sediments, ambient air (including indoor air), plant and animal life, and any other environmental medium or natural resource.
Environment or “Environmental” shall have the meanings set forth in 42 U.S.C. 9601(8) (1988).