Day: 9 April 2008

Mayor calls for toxic town’s closure

A Russian mayor whose town was built upon the back of toxic weapons factories has called for the settlement to be abandoned and the entire population relocated.

Shadow Secretary returns to Sustainabilitylive!

Peter Ainsworth, Shadow Environment Secretary, will be returning to Sustainabilitylive! for a second year running.

Bad year for Asian smog predicted

The haze which annually envelops huge swathes of Southeast Asia could be worse than ever this year, according to the region's environment ministers.

Member states warned over falling short on Euro-law

The European Court of Justice has taken certain member states to task yet again for failure to comply with European Legislation.

Court forces EC to rethink hazchem rules

The European court has told the EC to rethink its position on a flame retardant used by the electronics industry.

France looks to Brussels for waste definition

The legal status of spilled oil - and whether it might be considered waste - is to be considered by the European courts.

Environmental Case Law Summary, April 2008

Once again Edie News and Semple Fraser team up to bring readers the latest on legal cases which impact on environmental industries in the UK and Europe. This month the courts consider the sticky question of whether spilled oil is waste, look at an exemption allowing industry to use a chemical which might otherwise be banned and flag up a number of breaches of European law in member states.

Edie Environmental Legislation Summary April 2008

Recent changes to legislation which will impact on the environmental sector in the UK, Europe and internationally come under the spotlight in this Semple Fraser and Edie News monthly round-up of new law and policy. Among the changes this month are a reduction in the landfill tax credit cap and regulations which make it easier to prosecute developers who fail to meet energy efficiency and carbon cutting standards.

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