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Revealed: Meetings Blitz Between Big Ag and Anti-Green Lawmakers in Europe

DeSmogBlog

DeSmog documented meetings held by six MEPs from the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), the largest group in parliament. Around 20 percent of the MEPs’ meetings were with unregistered groups, and at least one in six meetings documented by DeSmog was not declared on the parliamentary website.

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Why the Oil and Chemical Lobby Is Taking Aim at New York’s Plastic Waste Bill

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The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would dramatically cut the amount and toxicity of plastic garbage New Yorkers throw away by targeting the source. It would reduce plastic packaging in New York by half over the next 12 years, and it would prevent a slew of toxic chemicals from being used in those materials. “The

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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

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Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration.

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Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist/Biologist at The Office of Water (OW)

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

You must submit a resume and required documents–see How to Apply section. Knowledge of the techniques used in interpreting and analyzing human health and/or environmental data and other scientific information. Requirements Conditions of Employment Position has education requirements–see Qualifications/Education section.

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Flagship EU Farming Reforms in Peril as Lobbyists Exploit Ukraine War

DeSmogBlog

Europe’s leading farming lobby group Copa-Cogeca has used the war in Ukraine as a pretext to push back behind the scenes against flagship EU laws to protect nature, DeSmog can reveal. It urges European decision makers to “protect our health and the environment, and to make our agriculture resilient”.

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Methane Leaking from Dozens of Oil and Gas Sites in Romania, Adding to a European-wide Problem

DeSmogBlog

While methane may typically leak from small holes or improper seals, Turitto documented some decrepit infrastructure with gaping holes in storage tanks. His camera footage showed gases billowing out of the wells, and the smell likely means they are also leaking gases harmful to human health. We’re used to it.” Banks said.

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‘This Needs to Be Fixed’: Nuclear Expert Calls Radioactivity Levels Found Outside Ohio Oilfield Waste Facility ‘Excessive’

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The facility is located just down the street from a high school football stadium and less than 1,000 feet from a set of city drinking water wells, raising public health concerns from a nuclear forensics scientist about the extent of possible radioactive contamination. Oilfield Waste: A Long Arc of Documented Contamination in Fracking Country.

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