Hazardous chemicals

Green groups welcome 'historic' ruling recognising that bisphenol A (BPA), found in TVs, plastic water bottles and kettles, poses a threat to human heath

Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee urges government to provide certainty over future of EU chemicals regulations post-Brexit

techUK's Susanne Baker, chair of the UK REACH Cross Sector Group, explores why the Great Repeal Bill won't work for the EU's flagship chemicals regime

Nations including the US, Chile and Canada, alongside more than 500 businesses, call for an amendment to Montreal Protocol to freeze use of toxic cooling agents hydrofluorocarbons

Greenpeace urges legal ban to tackle problem after finding that top personal care companies fell short on commitments

Latest IEMA poll reveals how green professionals think Brexit would impact key environmental policy areas

Move means leading brands such as Fairy will eliminate phosphates - which cause algal blooms that damage aquatic life - by 2017

Company claims 'highly successful' pilot project could herald cost reductions of up to 50 per cent for carbon capture technology thanks to new solvent

Lyon is positioning itself as a key player in the growing market for innovative green materials

Liz Truss collects honey from Defra's rooftop beehives, as new study raises fresh concern about impact of pesticides on pollinators