EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON AIR QUALITY WATER POLLUTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE
June 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL A SERIES of important decisions affecting air quality, water pollution and other environmental issues affecting the whole European Union (EU) were made last week by the EU Council of Ministers. Notably, it formally agreed new controls on the release of particulate matter. This known health hazard and source of various pulmonary ailments will be subject to binding limits in ambient air once the legislation receives its final approval in concert with the European Parliament, which shares veto rights with the council over most EU environmental laws, ...
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