The Government considers by 2015 to make the waste tax also applicable to shipments of waste outside of the Netherlands for incineration, within the meaning of the European waste shipment regulation,…
On 19 November 2014 the text of the Technical Rule for Hazardous Substances TRGS 509 regarding the "storage of hazardous substances in stationary vessels as well as filling and emptying…
The joint answer of the European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship to two parliamentary question concerning liability relating to the labelling of textile products was published in the OJEU C…
The HSE has published their amended second edition of the L146 guidance on consulting workers on health and safety. The guidance applies to workplaces in Great Britain subject to the…
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Environment and Water raises awareness on ozone layer protection by a regional symposium to discuss next-generation, low-global warming potential refrigerant solutions, as published by…
Minnesota regulators are considering banning a controversial insecticide that has been linked to bee deaths. The possible rules come in response to public outcry over the use of the insecticide…
The Explosives Regulations 2014 came into force on 1 October 2014 and apply to England, Wales and Scotland, with some exceptions, but also extend to Northern Ireland in relation to…
In the October 30, 2014 Kansas Register, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) incorporated federal air regulations for New Source Performance Standards and Hazardous Air Pollutants Maximum Available…
The Supreme Court has denied a petition from an industry group that sought to declare EPA’s 2008 ozone rule too strict. The rule, issued under President Bush in 2008, lowered…
Ahead of the U.N. Secretary General’s Climate Summit in New York this week, over 1,000 businesses, 73 countries, and a number of states and municipalities expressed their support for putting…