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ECHA calls for targeted research to enhance protection of environment and strengthen chemicals safety

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has identified new research areas where further regulatory scientific research is needed to enhance protection of human health and the environment and strengthen chemicals safety, announced the agency on 09/06/2026. In its updated Key Areas of Regulatory…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Research & innovation, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 444174
• Published on 10/06/26 at 17:00
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PAN Europe "urges European authorities to ban all PFAS pesticides" after ECHA's risk assessment of TFA

"PAN Europe urges European authorities to act immediately and ban all PFAS pesticides that release TFA into the environment, says the NGO on 10/06/2026, reacting to the official ECHA's classification of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as toxic to reproduction, on 05/06. This classification is the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 444161
• Published on 10/06/26 at 16:44
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FR/Ineris: Philippe Bodenez appointed Government Commissioner

Philippe Bodenez has been appointed Government Commissioner at Ineris (Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques), according to an order from the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature dated 03/06/2026, and…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 444163
• Published on 10/06/26 at 15:00
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Everland: Carlos Manuel Rodríguez appointed inaugural Chair of HALO, a new forest finance facility

Carlos Manuel Rodríguez is appointed inaugural Chair of a first-of-its-kind forest finance facility, named HALO (Holistic Alignment for Lasting Outcomes), announces the conservation organisation Everland, in New-York, on 05/06/2026. Former CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility (GEF…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Conservation and preservation, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 444096
• Published on 10/06/26 at 12:04
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European Commission: 7 new State aids approved to support transitions - News Tank summary N°3

The European Commission has approved 7 State aid schemes for 6 member states to support environmental and energy transitions, since the last summary published by News Tank on May 2026. Since the beginning of 2026, 40 State aid schemes of 19 States were approved. Austria is the only country that…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 444029
• Published on 09/06/26 at 18:00
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FR / Professional packaging EPR: Citeo Pro, Léko Pro and Twiice approved as eco-organisations

Citeo Pro, Léko Pro and Twiice have been approved as eco-organisations for the management of professional packaging and packaging waste under the EPR scheme, they announced separately on 08/06/2026. EPR for professional packaging (EPRO) comes into force in France on 01/07/2026, according to a…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Service providers, Circularity
• Article # 443964
• Published on 09/06/26 at 11:31
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FR / Manufactures nationales: "Meeting the environmental challenge is essential" (Hervé Lemoine)

"We are, by nature, the opposite of mass production, one of the major factors in the depletion of natural resources and energy consumption. On the other hand, it is essential for us that our entire ecosystem embraces these principles of eco-responsibility and sustainability. Taking up the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Manufacturers , Circularity, …
• Article # 443890
• Published on 08/06/26 at 18:00
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Protecting the ocean: the call made in Nice in 2025 "must continue to resonate" (Monique Barbut)

"We have to learn to live better with the oceans. And this is precisely the call that was made in Nice in 2025 and that must continue to resonate. The operational deployment of the Neptune mission [dedicated to ocean exploration], announced today, will contribute to a better understanding of [its…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Conservation and preservation, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 443818
• Published on 08/06/26 at 15:00
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FR / DGEC: Mickaël Thiery reappointed Deputy Director for Climate Action

Mickaël Thiery has been reappointed Deputy Director for Climate Action in the Climate, Energy Efficiency and Air Department of the Directorate-General for Energy and Climate (DGEC), at the central administration of the Ministries for Ecological Transition, Energy Sovereignty and Transport, by…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon
• Article # 443798
• Published on 08/06/26 at 12:17
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FR / Cerema: Jessica Brouard-Masson appointed member of the Strategic Council

Jessica Brouard-Masson has been appointed a member of Cerema's Strategic Council, as a representative of the State, and of the French public Commissariat général au Développement durable (General Commissariat for Sustainable Development), replacing Claire Sallenave, by an order published in the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment
• Article # 443790
• Published on 08/06/26 at 11:39