Turkey bans disposal of used cooking oil into drains
→Mandatory collection and recycling requirements imposed
Pollution
14 briefs
Valero halts Port Arthur refinery after explosion
→Refinery shutdown disrupts fuel supply
Chile suspends 43 environmental protection decrees
→Regulatory rollback pauses enforcement of environmental rules
UK regulator fines South East Water £22.5m for supply failures
→Penalty imposed for repeated service disruptions
Dutch Supreme Court overturns Schiphol flight cap
→Annual flight limit invalidated by court
Malaysia renews Lynas rare earths license with waste restrictions
→Operator must eliminate radioactive waste production by 2031
India enforces CAFE III fuel-efficiency standards from April 2027
→Automakers must meet tighter CO2 targets or face penalties
China mandates recyclable packaging and expands producer responsibility rules
→Companies must ensure packaging recyclability and fund recovery systems
India orders shutdown of Parli thermal power units over pollution breaches
→Regulator halts operation of non-compliant power units
India's CAQM invokes GRAP Stage III across NCR
→Construction and transport operators must enforce Stage III curbs immediately
Delhi records very poor air quality with AQI at 381
→Schools and outdoor operators must assess exposure controls under severe pollution
India's Railway Board orders replacement of non-compliant diesel generators
→Railway zones must replace or retrofit non-compliant DG sets