Replacement of the 2003 regulations The new Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) come into force on 1st October 2015. The Regulations replace and revoke the existing Packaging (Essential Requirements)…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to launch an “eDisclosure” portal that will allow facilities to self-disclose environmental violations. The EPA’s audit policy will allow entities that discover environmental violations at their…
The Department of Health (DOH) has passed emergency regulations to curb the spread of Legionnaire’s disease. Inspection and testing of cooling towers The new regulations require that cooling towers are inspected and tested…
An open consultation on ‘Air Quality: Draft Plans to Improve Air Quality’ is being featured on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs website (DEFRA). The consultation, published on 12th September…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to update their stormwater regulations by 2016 under the Clean Water Act following legal action. EPA sued by environmental agencies In a 2003 case known as Environmental…
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (CDG) Manual has been updated and was made available on the HSE website on 3rd September 2015. Changes to the CDG manual affect information on asbestos, organisation names and the…
Regulation (EU) 2015/1397 of 14th August 2015 renews the approval of substance "Florasulam" which was due to expire on 31st December 2015. The approval has now been extended until 31st December 2030.…
On September 8th, 2015, the EPA announced that it is extending the deadline for public comment on its new fuel efficiency standards. In July of this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National…
On September 9th, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals denied a request by 16 states for an emergency stay of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Clean Power Plan. The Plan sets different target emission…
On September 8th, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new test methods, performance specifications and testing regulations for air emissions sources. The proposed amendments do not impose additional requirements, but rather…