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EU reaches deal on Common Fisheries Policy

30 May 2013

Indicative national energy efficiency targets fall short of 2020 target

28 May 2013

Council meeting must not allow “overfishing as usual”

14 May 2013

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Defra's air quality case response: Government needs to be honest about air pollution impacts
Supreme Court rules UK Government is breaking air pollution laws
EU proposes toxic recycling at UN meeting
European Commission blocking access to environmental information: General Court hearing
Bioenergy green credentials must be re-examined, new report shows
Polish Energy Group cancels plans to build new coal-fired units in Opole Power Plant
Supreme Court hears case on UK’s illegal air pollution - response
UK Government faces Supreme Court over illegal air pollution
Polish government’s failure to implement EU law leads to environmentally harmful result in the Opole power plant case
ClientEarth statement on the ruling by the Administrative Court in Gdansk on the North Power Plant case
CFP reform, MEPs vote – ClientEarth reaction
CFP reform – ClientEarth reaction to parliament debate
Chemical safety must REACH further
Commission sued for access to carbon debt study
Supreme Court to hear air pollution case against UK government
EU Fisheries Committee votes on CFP Reform – ClientEarth response
60th anniversary of the Great Smog yet still 29,000 deaths a year due to air pollution in 2012
ECHA names chemical producers following lawsuit from ClientEarth and ChemSec
CO2 accounting loopholes highlighted by new carbon reports
David Cameron’s CBI speech - ClientEarth statement
Leading European NGOs rally behind ClientEarth Poland
“High Time to Act” - Civil Society Organisations present Proposal for a new horizontal Nano Regulation
ClientEarth supports jobs, growth and warmer homes
EC biofuels emission proposals can’t ignore science
NGO ClientEarth Poland responds to Treasury Minister Budzanowski
European Commission delaying action on nanomaterials
Chemical safety undermined by ECHA’s failure to enforce rules
Response to Minister Budzanowski on PGE Opole legal decision
Protecting the Arctic - ClientEarth reaction
European Commission attempts to block citizens’ rights in the courts
NGOs condemn anti-democratic move by European Commission
New laws to protect Europe from oil spills must be toughened up, not watered down
Commission has lawful options to introduce set-aside
Huge legal victory against carbon pollution in the United States
Energy Efficiency: National governments left to drive progress
Statement: Response to Fisheries Council meeting
NGOs voice concerns over threat to EU transparency law
Hugh's Fish Fight
Response to European Commission’s position on chemical mixtures released today
Judges rule pollution law is Europe’s responsibility
Air pollution: Government in Court of Appeal on Wednesday
Queen’s speech: Green Investment Bank will be established in legislation
Leaked documents show Council of the EU changing law to restrict transparency
Air pollution: Government called to Court of Appeal
Council of the EU changing law to restrict access to information
Government moves on narrative reporting requirements
ClientEarth sues the Council before the EU General Court for not giving access to a legal advice from the Council’s Legal Service
ECHA's publication of information on substances in articles leaves consumers in the dark
Commission publicises rules for monitoring organisations under the timber regulation
New report: 14 power stations in Poland's application for free ETS CO2 emissions allowances are ineligible
ClientEarth statement: EU revision of the public procurement directive
European Parliament adopts proposals to improve EU transparency rules
Air pollution: UK Government High Court verdict
EFSA provides long awaited access to internal draft documents
Air pollution: UK Government’s day in High Court
Environmental Audit Committee air quality report - ClientEarth comment
European Commission publishes legislative response to Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Access to justice consultation: charities still unlawfully exposed to unmanageable costs under proposed rules
European Commission’s definition for nanomaterials starts the debate on appropriate regulation
UK government u-turn in face of legal challenge to London’s air pollution plan
Judge rules UK government must face High Court for failing to protect people from air pollution
Europeans join EPA Legal action to highlight the global impacts of carbon pollution and climate change
Response – North Sea oil spill
UK government sued in the High Court for failing to protect people from toxic air pollution
European Commission seven biofuels certification schemes
Future of Fishing: last chance to save fish stocks
FOI request reveals European Commission has approved London air quality plan
Poland is bending the law to get free emission allowances for its planned coal-fired power stations
EU risks environmental credibility over fishing record
Commission cannot lawfully grant UK NO2 solution
ClientEarth comment: London Assembly urges Mayor to aim higher to improve London’s air quality
Promise of a Healthy Planet
European Commission sued for lack of transparency on biofuels policy
The Green Investment Bank - The case for legislation and bill summary
ECHA sued for withholding names of toxics producers
EU Aarhus Centre
UK government allows London’s illegal air pollution to soar
Major seafood businesses to take lead on eliminating fish discards
European Food Safety Authority sued for lack of transparency over pesticides guidance
EC takes UK to court on access to justice rules
ClientEarth says power sector’s free allowances of CO2 emissions can only be granted if all legal conditions are strictly applied
First test of UK’s new corporate environmental and social law falls short
Comment on Government response to: UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Media Briefing: Rio Tinto’s greenwash challenged in first big test of UK’s company reporting regulator
UN says EU Courts must mend access to justice rules to meet international law
89 organisations call on President Barroso to end environmentally harmful subsidies
European Commission ruling demands urgent action on air pollution in London
Media briefing: Environmental groups go to court over Spanish state aid for coal
EU must address fluorinated gases to achieve climate targets
European Food Standards Agency chooses industry studies over independent science on pesticides
National park policies failing to protect Poland’s biodiversity
Global call for MEPs to protect transparency of the European Union
ClientEarth opens its doors in Warsaw
ClientEarth comments on the Irish Climate Change Response Bill 2010
Consumers misled by environmental claims on seafood products
Response to UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Spill report by the UK Parliament’s Energy and Climate Change Committee
Coalition for Energy Savings calls for action on energy efficiency
Legality question is a smokescreen: government must not delay on emissions performance standards in the UK
Regulator must challenge companies on inaccurate environmental and social reporting
Health and Environment NGOs comment on Bisphenol A ban
Global NGO coalition calls for smart nano definition
EU’s negotiating position at ICCAT illegal
Environmental law organisation ClientEarth comments on Newham Council’s decision to expand London City Airport
EU Commission U-turn on information about toxic chemical legislation (REACH)
Coldplay become patrons of ClientEarth
ClientEarth works with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to fight for fish
Statement on the European Commission’s proposal for science-based, sustainable fishing opportunities for 2011
Europe's biofuels plans driving social and environmental destruction
EU must negotiate closure of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery 2011-2013
UK law not adequate to respond to a ‘Deepwater Horizon’ disaster
European Chemicals Agency failing to meet its obligations on information dissemination
Political commitment and funding necessary for Nagoya success
ClientEarth welcomes North Sea fisheries declaration
Spanish aid for domestic coal unlawful
European Union sued for lack of transparency
Better regulation essential to avoid Deepwater Horizon Europe
ClientEarth wins landmark case against the UK for failing citizens on access to justice
Groups formally challenge European Investment Bank for ignoring its own rules and signing €250m loan to steel giant
Mayor’s air quality strategy fails to meet legal responsibilities
Abolishing the Western Extension Zone would increase London's illegal air pollution levels
UK company law’s environmental shortcomings leave investors at risk
European politicians vote to ban illegal timber
The EU must learn from the IWC voting shambles
Boris fiddles while London's lungs burn
Last chance for UK Government as new Commissioner cracks down on London air pollution
Dangerous leaks in legal safeguards around extractive industries
ClientEarth welcomes appointment of Vince Cable as Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills
Endangered Species suffer while EU dithers over internal voting procedures
Newly released document heaps further doubt on credibility of EU biofuels
London Air Quality Strategy: Boris Johnson failing in his legal obligations as mayor
Commission warns UK on unfair costs rules – ClientEarth response
Green groups sue Commission over withheld biofuels documents
Committee on Climate Change being ignored by Government
Commission withholding key research on environmental impacts of biofuels
Jackson Report offers no remedy for environmental cases costs risks
Government out of time on London air pollution
ClientEarth responds to Mayor Johnson's draft air quality strategy
ClientEarth calls on Mayor to retract WEZ statement
Environmental justice case 'will establish fundamental rights for green groups'
ClientEarth launches a new campaign to clean up London's air
DECC coal power consultation – ClientEarth response
New emission limits for power stations will deliver massive CO2 savings in the most cost effective way
Legal complaints filed against EU, Germany and UK for breaches of international rules on environmental justice
European law expert Marta Ballesteros joins ClientEarth
ClientEarth: an introduction to the media