Regulation (EU) No 900/2014 of 15 July 2014 amends, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC)…
On August 26, 2014 the Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) Chairperson, Doctor Rafael Moure-Eraso, warned about the danger of hot work on tanks containing biological or organic material. Hot work dangers…
The province of Nova Scotia announced its plans to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, this fall. The moratorium is not permanent but a timetable for the ban was not announced.…
In a press release issued on 27 August 2014, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) announced that, through the entry into force on 26 August 2014 of its…
A consortium of companies that had received authorization to dump millions of cubic meters of dredged sand into the Great Barrier Reef has announced plans to propose an alternative dumping…
Regulations (EU) No 916/2014 and (EU) No 917/2014 of 22 August 2014 and Regulation (EU) No 922/2014 of 25 August 2014 approve for use in plant protection products, with effect…
Regulation (EU) No 900/2014 of 15 July 2014 amends, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC)…
ISO 14001, one of ISO’s most widely used standards, is currently open for public comment, with an updated version due by the end of 2015. The proposed update will emphasize…
On 14 August 2014, the European Commission launched public consultations on the ratification by the EU of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The consultation aims to gather stakeholders’ views on…
In a press release of 7 August 2014 the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) notifies that it has submitted a draft text aiming…