Environmental Law Articles

On August 15, 2017, Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) was quoted by Inside EPA discussing how new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) risk evaluation guidelines may impact industry. “My sense is that if you have a promising chemical product and wish to get it through the risk evaluation process sooner rather than later, considering ...

Aug. 14, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On January 9, 2017, Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Senior Chemist with Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®), was quoted in “The Chemical Industry’s Having a Bad Reaction to New Regs.” As a result, some chemists feel like they must dial back their ambitions to pass review. “New chemicals are taking significantly longer to get through the EPA process now,” says Rich ...

Jan. 8, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The December 2015 issue of Nature Biotechnology included comments by Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. on keeping biotech rules current with scientific progress in the article ...

Jan. 31, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Manufacturers of paint removers are now obliged to take back used and contaminated paint remover due to environmental laws and market pressure. AVA supplies thermal vertical evaporation plants in order to reduce the disposal costs created by this and to salvage the solvents contained in the sludge. This offers the advantage that the contaminated paint remover sludge is dried to a residual ...

Nov. 26, 2015

By AVA GmbH u. Co. KG

The sovereign right of states to peaceful nuclear energy is analysed on the basis of principles of international environmental law. The exercise of this right depends on the implementation of certain obligations under international law. The notion of sovereignty as independence and superiority does not serve the challenges of peaceful nuclear energy and the modern understanding of the environment ...

Nov. 30, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

To counter nuclear and radiological terrorism and prevent the adverse economic, social and environmental consequences of such illicit acts perpetrated by non–state actors, the international community has established a comprehensive legal framework comprising soft law and legally binding instruments. This paper collates the international legal instruments relating to nuclear security and discusses ...

Nov. 30, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

The increasing demand in natural resources for various reasons has driven humanity to unsustainable consumption of natural capital. Meanwhile, the emerging concept of ‘sustainability’, which emphasises on the intersection and balance between economy, society and environment, is becoming a gospel. The Brundtland report defines sustainable development as “development, which meets the needs of the ...

Oct. 16, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Despite the vast number of environmental agreements and laws coming into force their impact are not the anticipated ones, as clearly seen from the degradation of the natural environment. This is largely due to ineffective enforcement of and compliance with the environmental obligations encompassed by all these laws and treaties. Thus, enforcement and compliance mechanisms are of paramount ...

Jun. 29, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Just published in EHS Journal, Sanaa Chakibi, Middle Eastern EHS Expert at Enhesa, summarizes significant new environmental laws issued by Saudi Arabia in 2012 and provides links to the legislation in English. Background Saudi Arabia has acted with urgency to develop a comprehensive framework for ...

Feb. 3, 2013

By Enhesa - Global EHS & Product Compliance Assurance

Contents Opinion Blue Flags – Are the UK’s Beaches Flagging? Lynda M Warren Articles Mainstreaming Enforcement for the Victims of Environmental Pollution:Towards Effective Allocation of Legislative Competence under a Federal Constitution Engobo Emeseh Human Rights and the ...

Dec. 31, 2011

The increasing demand in natural resources for various reasons has driven humanity to unsustainable consumption of natural capital. Meanwhile, the emerging concept of 'sustainability', which emphasises on the intersection and balance between economy, society and environment, is becoming a gospel. The Brundtland report defines sustainable development as "development, which meets the needs of the ...

Apr. 17, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Determining whether the presence of nanoscale materials in chemical substances, mixtures, and articles triggers a disclosure obligation is complicated. The decision turns on a calculus that includes what law applies, what is known about the presence of nanoscale components, what knowledge standard applies, whether and how a nanoscale material is defined, and an entity’s ...

Dec. 31, 2010

By Acta Group

Environmental Protection of International Watercourses under International Law, by Owen McIntyre. Hampshire, UK, Ashgate, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-7546-7055-1 Keywords: book ...

Jan. 11, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Last month environment ministers of Canada, Mexico and the United States, acting as the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), issued a communiqué following its annual meeting stressing the importance of tri-lateral cooperation in pursuing market-based solutions to improve environmental performance in North America. But a number of cross-border environment-related issues ...

Jul. 6, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Reviewed by C. ...

Oct. 31, 2007

According to the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), federal inaction on chemicals management and regulation has spurred state and even local government entities to step into toxics regulation. CIEL issued a position paper last May, Cloudy Skies, Chance of Sun: A Forecast for U.S. Reform of Chemicals Policy, predicting exactly this result. CIEL points to the fact that at least six ...

May 31, 2007

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Reviewed by: Francis ...

May 31, 2007

Addressing climate change clearly is not an easy task, as it raises difficult questions on how to distribute the burden of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation efforts between different countries, and how to deal with scientific uncertainties faced in the process. Additionally, states are generally reluctant to enter into an international agreement that is not perceived as equitable and fair. An ...

May 31, 2007

By Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Reviewed by Anne-Michelle ...

Feb. 28, 2007

The Emerging Role of Private Social and Environmental International Standards in Economic Globalization Over the past two decades, a rapidly increasing number of people have sought to align their social and environmental values with their spending habits. This evolution in commerce encompasses the certified organic food people eat, the shoes and clothes they wear, and the financial investments ...

Sep. 20, 2006

By Pacific Institute