A notice published in the Iris Oifigiuil of 11 July 2014 announced the making of the "Waste Management (Facility Permit And Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 that amends the 2007 Regulations…
In an order of 8 May 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed the compatibility of Directive 2003/4/EC of 28 January 2003 on public access to…
The EPA is proposing to amend the air emissions standards for new and modified grain elevators following an eight-year review required under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The CAA study…
Certain previously exempt wastes from petroleum refineries are now subject to federal hazardous waste oversight, according to a recent U.S. Court of Appeal decision. The Court threw out the Gasification…
According to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the 14 billion electronic devices used globally waste around $80 billion worth of power each year, mostly while in…
On June 30, 2014 New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, upheld the right of local authorities to ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, through local zoning ordinances…
In July 2014 Safe Work Australia released guidance material for nine occupational health and safety topics to support the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and WHS Regulations.
In a press release issued on 4 July 2014, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that the revision of ISO 14001 has been made available as a Draft International…
Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have introduced draft legislation targeting methane and hydro-fluorocarbons, or so-called super pollutants. Emissions of the super pollutants are less prevalent than CO2…
A notice of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of 9 April 2014 (Case C-225/13) was published in the OJEU C 175 of 10…