Environment

Carcinogens in the workplace: EU protection regime to include new substances

New EU rules to better protect workers from exposure to carcinogenic and mutagenic substances were backed by the Employment and Social Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

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CO2 emissions of lorries, buses and coaches: provisional agreement with Parliament on new rules for monitoring and reporting

On 26 March, the Bulgarian presidency reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a regulation on monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions as well as fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles. This regulation forms part of the...

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Environmental Groups Sue To Stop EPA Loophole Allowing Industrial Plants To Turn Off Pollution Controls

Today, public health and environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit to protect communities against the risk of a new tidal wave of toxic pollution unleashed by the Trump Administration breaking with decades of precedent, the Environmental Protection...

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Earth Hour 2018: Globe unites to celebrate people’s connection to our planet

Individuals, businesses and organizations in a record 188 countries and territories worldwide joined WWF’s Earth Hour to spark unprecedented conversation and action on stopping the loss of nature, a day after 550 scientists warned of a ‘dangerous...

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