http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:24:58 EDT The G8 summit began today at Toyako, Japan and climate change is high on the meeting's agenda. The U.S. and several other developed nations are expected to announce plans at the meeting to cut... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12859.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Chemicals firms in the U.K. may experience water shortages if they continue with current consumption levels, according to a report by U.K. government environmental advisory body for business... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12862.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT It is the first step to identifying which substances will be subject to authorization under Reach.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12815.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Rhode Island Supreme Court today overturned a landmark public nuisance verdict against former manufacturers of lead-based paint. The high court’s decision means the... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12799.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved new rules for regulating crop protection products, which could eliminate dozens of pesticides from the European market, industry groups... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12762.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased 0.3% or 14 million m.t. of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) between 2005 and 2006 to 5.1 billion m.t. of CO2e, according to an... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12682.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Albemarle says it will install a "cleaner" process for producing n-butyl ethyl magnesium (BEM), a material used in the manufacture of Ziegler-Natta catalysts, at its Pasadena, TX... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12688.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Cefic says a conference on nanotechnology it held yesterday in Brussels marks a significant step toward greater transparency relating to the manufacture and safety of nanomaterials in Europe... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12667.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT President Bush has urged Congress to lift the long-standing moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling, a measure intended to relieve economic pressure on consumers stemming from high gasoline... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12577.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Dimas: EU will be a ‘recycling society.’ The European Parliament has approved a previously announced revision of the European Union’s (EU) framework directive on waste. The... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/12584.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT