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Colombia’s October directive asks public bodies to connect audits, consumption records, funding and maintenance. It preserves different responsibilities for owned and rented premises while treating water savings and continuity of essential services as related operating concerns.
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China’s adopted HFC allocation scheme keeps national quota totals unchanged for 2027 while specifying how companies obtain and adjust their allowances.
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Wales is consulting on making undergrounding the starting point for new devolved 11–132kV electricity circuits.
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Brazil’s ANA has changed the timetable for proving one governance requirement for sanitation regulators.
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Poland’s cabinet-backed permit bill removes a preliminary review after new EU best-available-technique conclusions, replaces it with a 60-day notice, reallocates permits for nuclear and LNG support installations, and extends inspection authority offshore.
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China stopped accepting new-chemical filings on 15 August and now requires qualifying manufacturers and importers to obtain approval before market activity.
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France’s new ultra-fast-fashion malus can add up to 50 per cent to a garment’s price from 1 September.
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Japan has opened consultation on rules for a streamlined environmental-assessment document for replacement infrastructure.
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Canada’s 2026 Chemicals Management Plan notices require manufacturers, importers and users to report on 200 priority substances in two phases.
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Clearing 22,105 tonnes from an illegal Oxfordshire dump gives England a visible result. The harder task is preventing another site through intelligence, permit control, sanctions, asset recovery and prosecution.
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