Cibiyar Shari'a da Manufofin Muhalli

Cibiyar Shari'a da Manufofin Muhalli (ELPC)  kungiya ce mai ba da gudummawa ta Midwest, tare da ofisoshi a Chicago, Columbus (Ohio) , Des Moines (Iowa) , Duluth (Minnesota) , Jamestown (North Dakota) , Madison (Wisconsin) , Sioux Falls (South Dakota), da Washington, DC aikin ELPC shine ci gaba da ci gaban muhalli da ci gaban tattalin arziki tare a duk faɗin Midwest ta hanyar ayyukan da ke inganta makamashi mai tsabta, iska mai tsabta, ruwa mai tsabta da sufuri mai tsabta.

 Game da 
An kafa ELPC a cikin 1993 ta hanyar Howard A. Learner, lauyan jama'a, bayan tsarin tsara dabarun shekara guda wanda manyan tushe bakwai suka tallafawa.

Kungiyar tana ba da shawara don inganta manufofi da aiwatar da manufofi a matakin tarayya, jihohi da na gida da suka shafi makamashi mai sabuntawa, ingancin makamashi, iska mai tsabta, ruwa mai tsabta da sufuri mai hankali. Lauyoyin da ke aiki ga kungiyar suna wakiltar kungiyoyin kananan hukumomi a cikin shari'o'in da suka shafi Dokar Tsabtace Ruwa, Dokar Tsabtar Ruwa da sauran manyan Dokokin muhalli na kasa a gaban kotunan tarayya da jihohi da hukumomin gudanarwa na jihohi. Kungiyar ta bayyana cewa lauyoyinta da masu ba da shawara game da manufofi suna aiki a kan ƙungiyoyi masu yawa tare da masana kimiyya, ƙwararrun kuɗi, masana kafofin watsa labarai da sauransu.

Jagorancin kungiyar ya hada da Kwamitin Daraktoci, Majalisar Ba da Shawara ta Kimiyya, Majalisar Ba Da Shawara ta Next Generation da kuma majalisun ba da shawara na jihohi a Iowa, Michigan da Dakota ta Kudu. Mambobin kwamitin da majalisun ba da shawara sun haɗa da mutane daga bangarorin shari'a, jama'a, kasuwanci da marasa riba.

 Shirye-shiryen 
ELPC tana gudanar da shirye-shiryen kare muhalli da yawa:

 Maganin Canjin Yanayi: ELPC na da niyyar canza yankin Midwest zuwa cibiyar mafita ta yanayi wanda ke magance manyan hanyoyin gurɓataccen carbon guda biyu - samar da makamashi da sufuri. Wannan aikin ya kunshi sauran bangarorin shirye-shiryen kungiyar da suka shafi iska mai tsabta, makamashi mai tsabta, da sufuri mai tsabta.
 Clean Energy: ELPC yana aiki don ƙirƙirar manufofi waɗanda ke fitar da kasuwanni don Makamashi Mai Tsabtace: don samun nasara. Wannan ya haɗa da ƙirƙirar kasuwanni don makamashi na iska da hasken rana, tsara shirye-shiryen inganta makamashi da manufofi, inganta makamashin gona, da inganta manufofin watsawa waɗanda ke tallafawa makamashi mai tsabta.
 Tsabtace iska: ELPC tana aiki don tsaftacewa ko rufe tsofaffin tsire-tsire masu datti, sau da yawa suna ba da taimako na shari'a kyauta ga kungiyoyin ƙauyuka na gida.
 Ruwa Mai Tsabtace:: ELPC yana aiki a jihohin Midwest don tabbatar da cewa an aiwatar da Dokar Ruwa mai tsafta kuma an tilasta shi da kyau, sau da yawa yana ba da taimakon shari'a kyauta ga kungiyoyin ƙauyuka na gida.
 Tsabtace Sufuri: ELPC tana aiki don ci gaba da Cibiyar Jirgin Sama ta Midwest, ƙirƙirar kasuwa don motoci masu tsabta, da kuma tsayayya da kashe-kashen babbar hanya.
 Wuraren Musamman: ELPC tana aiki tare da kungiyoyin ƙauyuka a ko'ina cikin Midwest don kare dukiyar ƙasa mafi daraja a yankin, gami da wurare kamar Driftless Area, Great Lakes, Saugatuck Dunes, Mississippi River, da North Woods.

 Ayyukan siyasa 
Tasirin da ELPC ta yi sun hada da:

2012

Maris 15: Indiana ta karɓi ƙa'idodin hana lalacewa, waɗanda Dokar Tsabtace Ruwa ta buƙata, don kare hanyoyin ruwa.

Fabrairu 29: Bayan shekaru na shari'a ta ELPC tare da shawarwari daga kungiyoyin muhalli, masana'antun kwal na Fisk da Crawford na Illinois sun sanar da rufewa da aka shirya don 2012 da 2014.

2011

Saboda shawarwari daga kungiyoyi na cikin gida ciki har da ELPC, birnin Chicago ya kashe galan biliyan 1.2 na ruwan da ya dawo cikin kogi kowace rana.

An yi nasarar ba da shawarar inganta dokar sake amfani da Illinois, wanda ke karkatar da Sharar lantarki tare da kayan guba zuwa wuraren zubar da shara inda sunadarai zasu iya lechagewa da gurɓata ruwan da aka yi amfani da shi don samar da ruwan sha na al'umma.

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