Day: 20 April 2000

US water suppliers must give 24 hour health warning

US water suppliers now have 24 hours - rather than 72 - in which to notify consumers of immediate public health risks.

PCBs to be phased out by the end of the year

Equipment containing PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) must be registered and disposed of by the end of the year under new Government regulations.

Electricity ‘mixing’ scheme launched to help businesses meet CO2 targets

An electricity package has been launched which is designed to help businesses meet their carbon reduction requirements by buying electricity generated from both conventional and environmentally-friendly sources.

BNFL makes safety and management changes in bid to smooth privatisation plans

British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) is to replace nine directors and take steps to improve safety at its Sellafield site . The changes, which are intended to smooth the way for plans to partially privatise the company, come after the publication of three damning reports by the Government's nuclear safety watchdog.

Energy policy changes will lead to more low efficiency gas power stations

The UK Government's decision to lift restrictions on inefficient types of gas fired power stations is unlikely to bring significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, according to environmentalists.

Bathing Water: EC moves against Finland and Denmark

The European Commission is to send second warning letters to Finland and Denmark for failure to comply with the Bathing Waters Directive.

Report validates waste hierarchy, but says industry is right to pursue flexible approach

The prioritising of waste management options (prevention, followed by recycling, incineration and landfill) - known as the waste hierarchy - has been given a reprieve by a review of the literature on different plastic recovery options.

Neste Fortum topples Novo Nordisk at Euro environmental reporting awards

The Finnish oil and gas company Neste Fortum has won the fourth annual European Environmental Reporting Awards in Brussels. The Danish company Novo Nordisk had won the prize for the last three successive years.

EC studies confirm environmental and economic hazards of PVC disposal

Studies published by the EC have confirmed what environmentalists have been saying for years: that the disposal of PVC waste, through landfill, recycling or incineration has serious environmental and economic consequences.

INDIA: Environmentalists criticise Delhi for avoiding air pollution ruling

Environmentalists have criticised the government of Delhi's attempts to get diesel with a 0.05% sulphur content accepted as a clean fuel. They say the move is designed to placate the transport lobby.

Soil and groundwater legislation in Japan – an ASER update

Although there are laws which can oblige polluters to clean up contaminated groundwater, there are still no national laws in Japan requiring a site owner to remediate contaminated land.

Environment degradation continues as Earth Day approaches thirty

Three decades on from the first Earth Day, the world continues to experience serious environmental decline, the Worldwatch Institute has warned.

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