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Dutch question Euro V benefits in urban areas
10 Mar 2010Lorries meeting Euro V pollution standards emit three times more NOx than they are supposed to in urban areas, according to a Dutch note citing a study released by T&O in February. EU countries may struggle to meet air quality targets as a result, the note states.
Sweden urges further EU restrictions on mercury
11 Mar 2010The EU's revised mercury strategy should include restrictions on use in dental fillings, the Swedish government has said in a note to be discussed at a meeting of environment ministers next week. The note was published by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday.
NewsEEA: still little spent on nature-rich farmlands
10 Mar 2010The majority of Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding continues to subsidise intensive farming activities that contribute to the loss of biodiversity in the EU, according to a technical report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Tuesday.
NewsEU judges clarify liability law in Augusta case
9 Mar 2010Authorities do not have to provide absolute proof of responsibility for environmental damage before requiring an installation to clean up a polluted area, EU judges said on Tuesday. But they must carry out an investigation first.
NewsSummer ozone pollution at lowest levels in 2009
4 Mar 2010Summer smog in Europe was at its lowest levels in a decade last year, according to a report issued on Wednesday. An hourly threshold of 180 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) was exceeded by a fifth of around 2,000 monitoring stations across the EU.
NewsNGO urges stringent criteria for seawater quality
3 Mar 2010The European Commission must propose ambitious detailed criteria for determining the good environmental status of EU seas under the marine strategy framework directive, Brussels-based NGO Seas at Risk has said. The criteria must be adopted by 15 July.
AnalysisQuestions over EU pollution inventory's reliability
4 Feb 2010A small but significant amount of data presented by the new European pollution inventory is erroneous, ENDS has found. The European Environment Agency (EEA) is aware of the errors but has yet to correct them, Gareth Simkins reports.
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