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02 July 2020
The decision-making committee for the modified reassessment of methyl bromide has granted an application to extend the October 2020 deadline for recapture by up...
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01 July 2020
Changes to the Resource Management Act which allow the EPA to provide greater support to local councils in RMA enforcement actions come into effect today.
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29 June 2020
We’ve published our latest Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE), setting out what we intend to do to advance our strategic goals of protecting people and...
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26 June 2020
Significant new information has led a decision-making committee to accept that grounds exist to reassess copper powder and compounds.
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18 June 2020
Tea tree oil is among a number of hazardous substances which have met the criteria for reassessment by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).
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08 June 2020
Feedback is being sought on proposed changes required to adopt the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) version 7. It w...
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04 June 2020
We have approved a new insecticide, Vayego, for use in New Zealand, subject to conditions.
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03 June 2020
We have updated the hazard classification for benzyl alkonium chlorides (BACs), substances found in a variety of disinfectants and detergents.
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03 June 2020
James Doherty, kaumatua and member of Ngā Kaihautū Tikanga Taiao (Ngā Kaihautū), the Environmental Protection Authority’s statutory Māori advisory committee, ha...
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22 May 2020
We have opened public submissions on a marine discharge consent application from Beach Energy Resources NZ (Holdings) Limited for activity in the Canterbury Bas...