International Environment Reporter: Current Reports Index-Summary

LABELS AND LABELING

– Appliance scrapping, Sweden orders recall, 599
– Chemicals, New Zealand proposed acceptance of regulations used in other countries, 126; new rules take effect, 726
– Consumer product safety, Canada proposed bill, 656
– Energy efficiency

– – Australia legislative overhaul proposal, 128
– – Emissions reduction prediction, IEA, 1061
– – EU

– – – Appliance legislation, 459
– – – Energy saving products, adoption, 503
– – – Televisions, proposal, 980

– – Finland, bill extending scope of requirements, 840
– – U.K. request for comments on enforcement, 324

– Environmental labeling of products, France test, 1081
– Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

See GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELING OF CHEMICALS

– Hazmat containers, Mexico proposal, 418
– Nanomaterials in food, EU requirement, 599; Parliamentary amendments, 694
– Pesticides, Brazil seizure, 603

LAKES

– Baikal, Russia allows paper plant discharges, 106; decree upheld, 596
– Great Lakes

See GREAT LAKES

– Naivasha, Kenyan flower farmers absolution in fish kill, 297

LAND MANAGEMENT

– Conservation, Greece warned by European Comm'n, 318
– Contaminated sites, New Zealand proposed standard, 177
– Forests

See generally FORESTS

LAND USE

– Amazon Rainforest, Brazil economic/environmental proposal, 335; presidential approval, 1194
– Climate change, EU emissions calculation, 869
– Coastal zones, India proposed amendments to law, 437; development proposal, 1002
– Forests

– – Brazil eases restrictions on small landowners, 473
– – China, 10-year plan, 612

– Island protection, China law, 37
– Lease investigations, China, 127
– Urban areas, Brazil transfer of federal Amazon areas to municipalities, 1094
– Wind energy, Italy island protection of tourism, 326

LANDFILLS

– Fees, Australia, Queensland proposal, 615
– Flammable solid waste, Brazil state ban, 520
– Household hazardous waste diversion from landfills, Ontario fee elimination, 1046
– Infrastructure construction, Venezuela loans, 523
– Management

– – France, European Comm'n referral to court, 461
– – Greece, European Comm'n actions, 641; deadline missed, 751; warning, 1079; closure deadline, 1086
– – Slovakia, European Comm'n actions, 641

– Methane capture and use

– – Brazil, small-scale landfill exemptions, 661
– – Canada, New Brunswick proposal, 522

– Municipal solid waste, court ruling on Italy refuse crisis, 266; threat of sanctions, 1036; funds frozen, 1187
– Overcapacity, China cities consider incineration, 341
– Restrictions on types of waste, U.K. request for comments, 325
– Small-scale facilities, Brazil standards, 661
– Waste reduction, EU directive

– – Poland implementation, 329; deadline missed, 839; proposed amendment to law, 1039
– – Variance among countries, 329

LATIN AMERICA

See also specific countries
– Clean energy development, U.S.-Inter-American Development Bank cooperation, 422
– Climate change impacts on farming, biodiversity, 30
– Deforestation

– – Increase, 1990-2005, 227
– – Loss continues despite expansion of protected areas, 1050

– Kyoto Protocol, designation of adaptation aid as loan or grant, 1064

LATVIA

– Electronic waste, European Comm'n warning, 641

LEAD

– Blood levels, China legal aid center lawsuit against smelter, 566
– Consumer products

– – Canada, final regulations, 1188
– – REACH, proposed restrictions, 639

– Gasoline limits, Canada proposal to exempt race cars, 373; final rule, 721
– Kettle solder, Canada regulation, 339

LEAD PAINT

– Restrictions, Canada proposal, 278; final rule, 1135

LIABILITY

– Ed. Note: This heading covers general liability issues.
– Implementation of EU directive, survey, 205
– Nuclear power plant operators

See NUCLEAR ENERGY

– Offshore oil drilling, EU to consider strengthened laws, 643; review finds gaps in regulation, 696; rejection of call for moratorium, 981; outline of proposals, 1025
– Polluter pays, Italy oil refineries guilty despite lack of evidence, 269
– Pre-ownership damage, Brazil landowner liable, 604
– Tort reform, China environmental law, 37; increased liability risk, Analysis & Perspective, 1112

LICENSING

– Discounts, Brazil offers for emissions reporting, 33
– Permit process

– – Australia, regime overhaul, 293
– – Brazil

– – – Authority based on environmental impact, bill, 23
– – – Closure due to administrative violations, restrictions, 713
– – – Low-impact projects streamlined, 604
– – – Sao Paulo state restrictions for Tiete River watershed, 73
– – – World Cup projects, 77; prioritization, 473

– – New Zealand, environmental authority role, 571

– Ports, Australia Northern Territory rules, 478

LIGHTING

– Energy efficient light bulbs

– – India municipal agency replacement initiative, 294
– – Mexico

– – – Loan approval, 1200
– – – Replacement drive, 28

– Incandescent bulb phaseout, Russia delay, 370
– Mercury, Russia rules on used bulbs, 878
– Solar energy, India subsidies for off-grid equipment, 1207

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

See LPG

LITHUANIA

– Aarhus Convention, noncompliance, 679
– River basin management plans, European Comm'n first warning, 555

LITIGATION

– Environmental courts, India National Environment Tribunal Bill amendments, 78; environment ministry report card, 618; approval of environmental court system, 672; addition of second green bench, 770; obtaining permits prior to seeking litigation of disputes, 943
– Pollution compensation, China restriction on who may file claims, 888
– Public interest funds, China city plans, 481

LOANS

See also FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
– Climate change mitigation, Mexico

– – Inter-American Dev. Bank approval, 1141
– – World Bank approval, 1200

– Coal-fired power plant, guarantee for Indian facility, 857
– Forests, Brazil guide, 1001
– Geothermal energy, Kenya agreements, 442
– Renewable energy equipment, Japan bill, 294
– Restoration of deforested lands, Brazil resolution, 841; approval, 939; availability, 1138
– Water infrastructure, Panama loan from IAD, 35
– World Bank

See WORLD BANK

LOGGING OPERATIONS

– Concessions, Brazil audit criteria, 228
– Illegally-harvested timber

– – Asian regional trade talks, second round scheduled, 541
– – Brazil

– – – Charcoal from illegal timber, enforcement initiative, 429
– – – City ban, 335
– – – Government officials arrested, 560

– – Cameroon, certification of exports to EU, 1015
– – European Council adoption of alternative law, 208; position revision, 461; agreement in principle, 593; Parliament approval, 693
– – Indonesia, verification system, 944
– – International progress, report, 778
– – Peru, proposed forest management law, 665

LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION CONVENTION

– Air quality, Russia management plan, 1131
– Long-term strategy, draft, 1157

LPG

– Carbon tax, Norway, 875

LUXEMBOURG

– Flood control, European Comm'n warning, 1079
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–18
– Spatial information infrastructure, infringement referral to court, 555
– Water quality, EC referral to court, 641