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The Environmental Risk Assessment and the Law on Environmental Liability

Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage has been transposed in the Spanish legal order by means of Law 26/2007 of 23 October on Environmental Liability. The purpose of Law 26/2007 is to establish aframework of environmental liability based on the ...

Jan. 22, 2009

By MediTerra Environmental Consultants, S.L.

Connecting environmental protection and the rule of law

On the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, 35 human rights groups and WRI call on the presidential candidates to reaffirm the fundamental legal framework that makes environmental protection possible. Constitution Day is Wednesday, September 17th. 221 years after the document’s ratification, the Constitution continues to provide the framework for one of the world’s most stable and ...

Sep. 15, 2008

By World Resources Institute WRI

What ever happened to Canadian environmental law?

Three writers from York University's Osgoode Hall Law School have prepared a thought provoking examination of Canadian environmental law to explain why they believe Canada has become a laggard in both legal reform and environmental ...

May 9, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

What ever happened to Canadian environmental law?

Three writers from York University's Osgoode Hall Law School* have prepared a thought provoking examination of Canadian environmental law to explain why they believe Canada has become a laggard in both legal reform and environmental performance. The authors, Associate Professor Stepan Wood, Law Student Georgia Tanner and Professor Benjamin J. Richardson, compare recent developments in Canadian ...

May 9, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Environmental Law Update – Week of May 2, 2011

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) invites the public to comment on the environmental assessment of the proposed Harper Creek Mine Project in British Columbia (BC). The Agency is seeking comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment to ensure that these issues are identified for consideration in the environmental assessment. The Agency ...

Apr. 27, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

EU environmental liability directive soon to become law

The European Union’s Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) will come into force in England from 1 March and will have an impact on waste management activities, according to international law firm Freshfields. The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations require operators not only to take preventative action to avoid environmental damage occurring in the first place, but ...

Feb. 17, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Asian Judges Network to Strengthen Environmental Law Enforcement

An Asian Judges Network on Environment has been formally launched in Manila, marking a new stage of cooperation amongst justices cast with enforcing environmental laws and helping to preserve the region’s precious natural capital. “Chief Justices and their senior judiciary play a critical role in improving environmental enforcement and strengthening the rule of law,” said Asian ...

Dec. 3, 2013

By Asian Development Bank

Do US environmental laws now apply in Canada?

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition filed by Canadian mining giant Teck Cominco Metals which followed a series of decisions from lower courts that consistently ruled against the company. In rejecting Teck's request for review, the Court let stand the federal appeals court decision that the Canadian company must comply with U.S. laws that ...

Jan. 6, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Pinnacle Oilfield Services Violates Environmental Laws in La.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent agreement and final order to Pinnacle Oilfield Services, Inc., in Broussard, La. The company violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste. The company will pay a $146,585 civil penalty and is required to take steps to protect the local community from health and ...

Mar. 22, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Fines Clean Harbors for Violations of Environmental Laws

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent agreement and final order to Clean Harbors Deer Park, LLC, in La Porte, Texas. The company violated laws under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste. The company will pay a $22,400 civil penalty and is required to take steps to protect the local community from ...

May 11, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Election Results: What Is in Store for Environmental Law and Policy?

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is pleased to host a video webinar on the implications of the election results on federal environmental law and policy on November 14, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. (EST). This webinar will focus on the implications of the elections, including what policies and initiatives can be expected in the next four years, and how any likely regulatory directions may affect our ...

Nov. 6, 2012

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

European Commission proposes to improve implementation of environmental law

The Commission has set out plans to improve the implementation of the European Union's 200 or so laws on environmental protection. This fits within a wider Commission strategy for improving implementation of EU law announced in 2007, and coincides with the publication of the new Annual Report of the Commission on monitoring the application of Community Law in general. The Communication stresses ...

Nov. 18, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

UNEP hosts global environmental law and policy training

Our planet is facing a slew of growing environmental problems, from climate change to deforestation and biodiversity loss - and the environmental laws and policies to combat these challenges are transforming fast. To help Governments come to terms with these developments, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) invited 70 government officials from the Ministries of Environment from over ...

Nov. 9, 2009

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Election Results: What Is in Store for Environmental Law and Policy?

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), an affiliate of The Acta Group, is pleased to host a video webinar on the implications of the election results on federal environmental law and policy on November 14, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. (EST). This webinar will focus on the implications of the elections, including what policies and initiatives can be expected in the next four years, and how any likely ...

Nov. 6, 2012

By Acta Group

The green arm of the law

The US Environmental protection Agency (EPA) has mounted a new Web tool to enlist the help of the public and other law enforcement agencies in tracking down fugitives accused of violating environmental laws and evading arrest. 'Putting this information on the EPA’s Web site will increase the number of ’eyes’ looking for environmental fugitives,' said Granta Y. Nakayama, assistant administrator ...

Dec. 14, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

The law of unintended consequences

The Winnipeg-based Centre for Public Policy released a report last month on the often unintended consequences of environmental policies. The study, Envionmental Policy and Unintended Consequences, from Ben Eisen and Kenneth Green, examines a series of case studies drawn from around the world. Those case studies demonstrate how the law of unintended consequences has often frustrated policymakers ...

Jun. 16, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Greening water law

Governments and law-makers need to integrate environmental concerns into water-use legislation to avert an impending global water crisis, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), titled "Greening Water Law". According to the report, launched Tuesday at World Water Week in Stockholm, competition is increasing between the rapidly growing human population-which ...

Sep. 6, 2010

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Pest Control & the Law

Judging by the amount of recent news stories across the country it is evident that people are starting to take the law in to their own hands when dealing with our pesky winged neighbours. Unfortunately these people were not consciously aware of the protective laws encompassing birds and harm caused to them or their territories. It is illegal to cause harm to gulls ...

Mar. 18, 2015

By Eco Environmental Services Ltd

Strengthening role of national judges in the application of EU environmental law

National judges are at the forefront of the implementation and application of EU environmental law in the Member States. In recognition of their role, the European Commission launched a co-operation programme with national judges to look specifically at issues arising from the application of EU environmental law. The first seminar of this programme is taking place on 28-29 May in Sofia with ...

May 26, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Environmental groups hail court decision on aviation climate law

A transatlantic coalition of environmental groups today applauded the decision of Europe’s highest court to uphold the EU law to reduce carbon pollution from airplanes. The decision, from the ...

Dec. 20, 2011

By Transport and Environment (T&E)

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