A new trove of chemical producer and US Environmental Protection Agency documents reveal an elaborate industry operation that killed strong regulations around formaldehyde, a highly toxic carcinogen widely used in everyday goods from cosmetics to furniture to craft supplies. The Biden EPA in late 2024 determined any exposure to formaldehyde increased the risk of cancer…
Despite years of negotiations over the EU’s Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, implementation gaps and data inconsistencies continue to dog the political and industrial efforts. The revised rules, which came into force on 1 January 2025, impose stricter obligations on the removal of micropollutants – particularly those that persist in the environment and accumulate in living…
The operator of a poor performing waste site that has caused misery for local residents has had its environmental permit revoked after a major day of action targeting waste crime at West Lancashire industrial estates. It comes following reports from residents in Simonswood that piles of illegal waste have been causing horrid smells and dust…
Fire engines in London have always been very noisy by necessity as they need to reach emergencies quickly, but many other noise sources can cause irritation and even poorer health. Latest posts by Hippocratic Post (see all) Source link
“We are taking faster, more targeted, action against those in the waste sector who we suspect are breaking the rules,” said the EA’s Cumbria and Lancashire environment manager John Neville. “Where we find evidence of illegal activity, we will not hesitate to take enforcement action – including revoking permits to remove operators from the waste…
In this ‘In Focus‘ piece, Rob Lankey, National Sales Director, Afin Bank, explores the growing role of brokers in guiding clients through a challenging mortgage market. It’s at times like these that we really appreciate the true value of mortgage brokers. With mortgage products being pulled daily, interest rates rising and gloom descending on the…
As the deadly war in Iran triggers what the International Energy Agency has described as the worst oil crisis in history, climate advocates are calling for a faster shift away from fossil fuels, but the conflict may also hamper that transition. US-Israeli strikes on Iran have disrupted supply routes through the strait of Hormuz, through…
While the US government continues to call climate change a hoax and attack the science, in courtrooms from The Hague to Honolulu, fossil fuel companies are taking a different approach. Shell, Chevron, RWE and TotalEnergies all accept that climate change is real, human-caused and serious. The era of corporate climate denial, at least in legal…
Wise and efficient use of resources leads to five Ps: Pollution Prevention, Planet, People, Profit, and Prevention. Source link
This major step validates the quality of the project carried out by Pure Salmon, as well as the rigor of the technical and environmental studies done over several years. An Innovative and Responsible Industrial Project The project aims to establish a land-based RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System) salmon farm, making it possible to produce up to…
