The government is to loosen EU-derived laws on chemicals in a move experts say will increase the likelihood of toxic substances entering the environment. Under new plans the government will reduce the “hazard” information that chemical companies must provide to register substances in the UK. The safety information provided about chemicals will be reduced to…
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Tory plans to rip up river pollution rules in tatters after two defeats in Lords | Rivers | The Guardian
Ministers’ plans to weaken river pollution rules are in tatters after they suffered two defeats in the House of Lords. Labour had made clear that it would oppose the “reckless” plans by the Conservatives to rip up EU-derived laws on nutrient neutrality, which force developers to mitigate pollution from new developments. Because the attempt to…
