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Latest chemicals news

ECHA expert committees back ban on PFAS in firefighting foams

REACH delay means ongoing health and environmental damage, Commission is warned

Norway to propose six more substances of very high concern

ECHA eyes clamp-down on aromatic brominated flame retardants

MEP in charge of pesticide reduction file backs glyphosate phase-out

EU court dismisses plastics industry appeal on BPA

Latest chemicals analysis

Briefing: How a pesticide risk indicator could make or break the Farm to Fork Strategy

Interview: Chemical recycling chief on the future prospects for the industry

Interview: Chemours advanced materials head on green hydrogen ambitions

Case study: How an EU-funded project sought to cut the use of hazardous chemicals in the Baltics

Latest chemicals web picks

ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee backs PFAS ban in firefighting foams - ECHA

ECHA seeks input on proposed PFAS restriction - ECHA

Europe is riddled with PFAS – but producers refuse to let go of their cash cow - ChemSec

Alarming toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in animals’ blood – study - The Guardian

La Rioja prohibits glyphosate in public areas (Spanish) - Ecologistas en Acción

French government launches consultation on ministerial decree the monitoring of PFAS in water discharges from industries (French) - French government

Measuring the emissions impact in the chemical sector: a guide on Product Carbon Footprint - Cefic

Anses identifies gaps in monitoring plan to prevent accidental release of GMOs in the environment (French) - Anses

Big Chem spends billions on elaborate stock buyback schemes — but still asks for public funding for safer alternatives - ChemSec

Has the EU’s toxic-free environment goal become a victim of Putin’s war? - Chem Trust




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Latest chemicals Document Watch

Glyphosate based herbicides and their impact on bees' health - PAN-Europe

U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) - Recommendations from the Transatlantic Chemical Industry - Cefic and American Chemistry Council

Cefic position on the Revision of EU Legislation on hazard classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) - Cefic

EU Chemical Industry Facts And Figures And Regional Landscape - Cefic

Inter-association letter to raise our concern about the proposed definition of “natural polymers” in the REACH restriction of microplastics - Europabio

Pesticide active substances that do not require a review of the existing maximum residue levels under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 - EFSA

Pesticide risk assessment for birds and mammals - EFSA

The failure of integrated pest management (IPM) in the European Union - FoodWatch

Organic movement’s recommendations on EU pesticides regulation (SUR) - Organics Europe

Banned pesticides still in use in the EU - PAN Europe

Interviews

Interview: IPCC author on key lessons from the sixth synthesis report

Interview: César Luena on strengthening the Nature Restoration Law

Interview: Saami Council’s Brussels head on the EU dash for Arctic resources

Interview: Municipal waste lobby chief on EU circular economy goals

Interview: Siemens Energy’s Europe chief on the future of green industry

Interview: How can aluminium make the leap to a green future?

Interview: Ciarán Cuffe on ‘misinformation’ around the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Interview: Energy storage lobby chief on securing the green transition

Interview: Head of fertiliser giant on meeting EU green goals

Interview: What Copernicus Earth monitoring reveals about Europe’s climate future

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Intelligence

Legal comment: Why six NGOs are accusing FIFA of greenwashing

NGOs are increasingly going to court to challenge business decisions they consider to be harmful to the climate or the environment. Future EU rules could make that process easier.

Case study: How a project in Italy’s Po Valley sought to create a sustainable food supply chain

Legal comment: Does compensation for closing coal-fired power plants count as state aid?

Case study: How a pioneering marine litter project inspired legislation to tackle plastic pollution

Case study: How an EU-funded project used biodiversity to support drought-prone vineyards

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The member states that met 2020 recycling targets - and those that generated the most packaging waste