EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDERS TOUGHENING INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION RULES
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is considering proposing binding controls on pollution that can be emitted by industry and agri-business, though a root-and-branch reform of the European Union's (EU) integrated pollution prevention and control directive. The 1996 legislation insists EU member states create detailed pollution permits for industrial and agri-business installations, but gives governments wide latitude on the strictness of these permits - they must be based on 'best available techniques', but analysis can reflect local conditions. However, ...
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