The Council of State removes the foundation from the Oosterweel works. The ruling is dramatic for client Lantis and an unparalleled disgrace for the political leaders. 30.12.2021 | apache: Tom Cochez Read the full article in the newspaper…
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Earlier today, the Council of State suspended the declaration of conformity of the Technical Report for the Oosterweel works on the Left Bank. In its ruling following a UDN claim filed by Grondrecht, Greenpeace and Thomas Goorden, the Council states that provisions of the VLAREBO may have been violated. During the hearing, the auditor was also very critical of the construction of a berm with the most heavily polluted soils on the 3M site.
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In Boom, there are protests against the imminent felling of almost 42 to 55 hectares of forest in a valuable nature reserve to store 4.5 million cubic meters of Oosterweel soil. This will not only clean up an asbestos dump that was already dug up five years ago
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At a measuring location of the Flemish Environment Agency (VMM) barely a hundred meters from the Sint-Anna beach on the Antwerp Left Bank, remarkably high concentrations of PFBA were measured in the months of August, September and October. This so-called 'short PFAS' is transmitted via the air
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The PFOS scandal is the largest environmental scandal in recent Flemish history. Environmental pollution is often approached through environmental law: to what extent is PFOS pollution in conflict with Flemish environmental law regulations (emission standards, permit requirements, etc.), and who is responsible for this?
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The contractors of the Oosterweel works were summoned because they allegedly handled the contaminated soil carelessly. The court sees (for the time being) no reason to intervene. 18.12.2021 | DS Read the full article in the newspaper… “We will find out in any case whether
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environmental injunction brought by Grondrecht, Greenpeace and Thomas Goorden against the risks of further spreading of PFOS pollution by the Oosterweel works. The fact that the case was declared admissible is a first step towards a healthy living and residential environment. "This strengthens our confidence that the judge will also rule in our favour on the merits." At the same time, the parties are moving up a gear and are contesting the new Technical Report on the so-called compliance with the recommendations of the Earthmoving Commission.
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Owners, buyers and tenants must be informed about the (potential) presence of PFAS, according to Jonas Vernimmen and Dries Verhaeghe. 08.12.2021 | DS Read the full article in the newspaper… The Flemish government likes to flex its muscles against 3M, but
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Why is the Flemish Government allowing gigantic infrastructure works to be carried out in one of the largest PFAS hotspots in the world? The Flemish research committee PFAS-PFOS has collected several crucial pieces of the puzzle over the past six months. Enough to put the politicians involved firmly on the grill
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The amount of PFAS in flatfish (flounder) in the eastern part of the Western Scheldt is more than 800 times higher than the standard for fish used by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. This is evident from an indicative study by Professor
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