Sentence examples for down the environment from inspiring English sources

Lenore Taylor has written about trying to pin down the environment minister, Greg Hunt, on what changes he needs to make to his Direct Action environment policy for it to meet the government's emissions reduction target for 2030.

"These badger populations go up and down," the environment secretary Owen Paterson said last week.

To raise revenues, local officials encourage development, bringing sprawl that drags down the environment and quality of life.

Answering that question works best if we break down the environment into four realms – the sky, land, freshwater and ocean.

Close down the environment.

Both break down in the environment fairly quickly.

The chemicals, which have similar structures, accumulate in body fat and take decades to break down in the environment.

PCB's, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are toxic substances that take a long time to break down in the environment.

"But two things are of concern in the long run -- the number of tourists, which are way down, and the environment for bringing in new shows".

Mercaptans are highly volatile and are likely to be gradually released from dumped waste as it breaks down in the environment.

Of most concern is a toxic substance called perfluorooctane sulphonate, a chemical used in firefighting foams that does not break down in the environment.