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KEITH NUTHALL
THE IRISH government is facing yet another round of legal action from the European Commission over its failure to abide by European Union (EU) environmental legislation affecting fish farming. The Commission has now decided to take Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to stage sufficiently rigorous environmental impact assessments on fish farms.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE BRITISH government has violated the 1985 European Union (EU) environmental impact assessment directive 85/337/EEC by allowing local authorities to permit building projects to go ahead via Lawful Development Certificates, the European Court of Justice has been advised.…

BY DEIRDRE MASON
ALTHOUGH the US economy is still somewhat sluggish, there are little signs so far that this is having a serious effect on the overall performance of the American paint and coatings industry. Where changes are likely to be seen over the coming years is within individual markets for these products.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE
NEW Zealand might only have a population of just over four million people but it has a paint manufacturing industry of some note. Anyone who has visited the capital, Wellington, or seen pictures of it, will remember the rows of brightly coloured houses along the waterfront.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers are being asked to participate in a wide-ranging European Commission public Internet consultation on improving European Union urban environments. A questionnaire focuses on poor air quality, traffic and congestion, ambient noise, derelict buildings, greenhouse gas emissions, urban sprawl, waste and other issues.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
FRENCH scientists have pinpointed the area of the brain, which is particularly responsive to nicotine addiction, whilst identifying how the chemical hunts down receptors that are particularly susceptible to its effects. Experiments on mice at France’s Institut Pasteur have shown that nicotine dependence is linked to a specific molecule of brain receptors detecting and reacting to nicotine, which are located in the ‘ventral tegmental’ area of the brain.…

BY MARK ROWE
CAN insurers help reduce risk by funding initiatives for the emergency services? Companies are increasingly looking at how they can support emergency services and, thereby, lessen the impact of insurance claims. The thinking is by helping to improve the efficiency of emergency services, the impact of natural and manmade disasters, including terrorism, can be mitigated in terms of people making insurance claims.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE IRISH government is facing yet more rounds of legal action from the European Commission over its failure to abide by European Union (EU) environmental legislation. In one instance, Ireland has been given a final warning of a likely request it be heavily fined by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for ignoring an earlier ECJ order to better protect the ozone layer.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
MYSTERIOUS species, which could provide the cure cancer, might be wiped-out by researchers exploring for unknown life in deep seas unit by the sun, the United Nations University is warning. A study has called for international rules on bio-prospecting, so high-tech submarines do not damage sensitive eco-systems that are barely understood.…

BY JONATHAN THOMSON
CARMAKERS have experienced tremendous growth in the Asia Pacific region recently, as China and India in particular generate new sales and manufacturing opportunities. General Motors recently announced that its 2005 first quarter production figures for the region were up by around 14% compared with 2004, with Ford and other leading manufacturers predicting similar growth.…