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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) controversial REACH chemical control package will not be substantially rewritten by the European Commission, despite calls for change from the industry and environmentalists. EU environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas told the European Parliament: “I am convinced that the Commission’s proposal already strikes the right balance between environmental and health protection, on the one hand, and the needs of a competitive industry on the other.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE IRISH government is being taken to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over its failure to order environmental impact assessments of pig rearing units before they are set up. The result of this, said the European Commission, which has launched the action is that “the public and the environment may suffer nuisance and harm”.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) controversial REACH chemical control package will not be substantially rewritten by the European Commission, despite calls for change from the industry and environmentalists. EU environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas told the European Parliament: “I am convinced that the Commission’s proposal already strikes the right balance between environmental and health protection, on the one hand, and the needs of a competitive industry on the other.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) has called on the European Union’s (EU) governments and car industries to adopt long-term innovative strategies that guarantee a sustainable future for the EU automobile industry, a key purchaser of steel and other metals.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE YEAR 2007 will be a significant one for Romania. It is the year that the country is scheduled to join the European Union (EU); it is also the year that Romania’s second nuclear power unit is expected to come on line.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
ENVIRONMENTALISTS in Canada have set up an Internet service, which allows people to have access to a list of toxic compounds released near their homes and the companies responsible for the pollutants simply by keying in their postal code.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers will be well acquainted with international efforts to develop hydrogen cars, but local authorities in Denmark wants to go further: they are planning to launch Europe’s first hydrogen-powered train. Three towns in western Jutland – Vemb, Lemvig and Thyborøn – have pledged funding to run a hydrogen train along the 59-kilometre railway that connects them.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THAT poor environmental standards harm people’s health is the raison d’etre of environmental health officers committed to improving living conditions across the board. And that the world’s environment is becoming ever dirtier and polluted is a universal assumption: but by how much?…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
HOME-BASED domestic cooks should arm themselves with enough environmental health knowledge to prevent their kitchens from becoming a breeding ground for botulism, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has warned. In a detailed paper on dealing with the anaerobic spore-forming bacteria clostridium, it advised both families and food businesses to assess their hygiene practices to ensure they minimise risks.…

BY RICHARD HURST
THE SOUTH African paint and coatings industry is in a state of change as a shift in focus towards overseas markets coupled with a need to protect local markets is pushing manufacturers to reassess their quality and production volume capabilities.…