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  • News New EPA in Wales

    Natural Resources Wales brings together the work of the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales and Forestry Commission Wales, as well as some functions of Welsh Government.

    [posted on: 12/04/2013]
  • News New EPA to be created in Norway

    The Directorate for Nature Management and the Climate and Pollution Agency are being merged to form the Norwegian Environment Agency with effect from 1 July 2013.

    [posted on: 12/04/2013]
  • News Green Growth indicators in Slovakia

    Policies that promote green growth need to be founded on a good understanding of the different factors that affect green growth, and appropriate information is needed to monitor progress and measure results.  As part of Green Growth Strategy, the OECD has developed a conceptual framework and indicators that help governments monitor progress towards green growth. According this conceptual framework Slovak Republic has created the national set of green growth indicators.

    [posted on: 14/03/2013]

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  • Plasticiser DEHP is ingested mainly through food (22/2013)
    [released on: 07/05/2013]
    BfR and UBA jointly investigating DEHP contamination in the population
    Food constitutes an important exposure path of the plasticiser DEHP. The substance, which makes plastics flexible, has been found in the environment and in human urine. This is undesirable as the substance has a damaging effect on the reproductive organs which can impair the fertility and development of unborn children.
  • Batteries put to the test: too many heavy metals, faulty labelling (21/2013)
    [released on: 05/05/2013]
    Storage batteries get best rating
    A whole range of batteries have excessively high heavy metal content. In addition, the presence of these heavy metals is often not labelled. These are the conclusions of a new study done on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA).
  • Libraries now help to save electricity (20/2012)
    [released on: 02/05/2013]
    UBA lending power meters free of charge
    The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has now supplied 500 energy-saving packs to libraries. The sets can be borrowed free of charge and used to detect and minimise stand-by losses. The campaign was launched in cooperation with the foundation No-Energy-Stiftung für Klimaschutz und Ressourceneffizienz.