Day: 14 June 2006

Energy labels for homes to become compulsory

All homes sold in England and Wales from June next year will have to carry energy efficiency 'eco-labels,' housing minister Yvette Cooper said on Wednesday.

French departments declare drought as temperatures soar

A heat wave sweeping across France since the weekend following a prolonged period of low rainfall has led the government to declare a drought in 15 of the country's 96 mainland departments, the environment ministry has said.

Multicultural London provides food for thought

An event celebrating the capital's ethnic diversity and looking at environmental issues from a multicultural perspective knuckled down to debate food this week.

Recycling initiatives ‘undermining reclamation and reuse’

We all know that reuse trumps recycling in the hierarchy of sustainable waste management, but, according to a champion of building material reclamation, government campaigns to increase recycling rates are hitting the industry hard.

Pollution diagnostics hit city streets

New equipment to monitor the impact of traffic on urban pollution is to be demonstrated to experts in London next week.

Luxembourg lax on legislation for water

Luxembourg has been hauled over the legal coals for failing to properly implement the EC's Water Framework Directive.

Environmental Case Law Summary, June 06

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. Amongst the updates on offer in this month's roundup a gas company is forced to clean-up land contaminated years before the firm was formed, Italy is told to rein in its hunters, Spain leaves the EC foxed over snared otters, Luxembourg is in the dock for failing to bring in water laws and Ireland suffers fallout from Brussels for raising nuclear concerns with the UN.

ECJ rules on habitat protection

The European Court of Justice has told the German state of Bavaria that it must take into account the ecological impact of developments in areas likely to be designated as environmentally sensitive.

EC outfoxed as Spanish snare claim ruled otter nonsense

A case brought against Spanish authorities which failed to prevent protected otters being killed by snares set for foxes has been dismissed by the European Court of Justice.

Italy slow to implement ETS

Italy has been reprimanded by the European Court of Justice for failing to transpose the EC's Emissions Trading Directive into its national laws within a previously agreed time limit.

Italy ignores EIA obligations

Italy has come under fire from the EC for failing to carry out an in-depth environmental impact assessment for a major incinerator.

WWF has Italian hunters in its sights

The Lombard region of Italy has been warned it must do more to ensure hunters are not taking too many birds following a case brought by WWF Italia.

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