The province of Zeeland is concerned about the presence of PFAS in milk and meat from cattle in the cross-border nature reserve Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe.
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The PFAS coalition [1] reacts calmly to the new optimistic reports about Oosterweel and PFAS pollution [2]. “This was coming, and is in line with the history in this dossier. Oosterweel must and will be given priority and all means are good for that. The cleaning up of PFAS pollution on the site? Worries for later!”
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PFAS coalition leaves negotiating table on PFAS and Oosterweel. “We are not pulling the plug on the negotiations, the government has never connected the plug. Whatever it may cost Flanders in terms of pollution, health or genuflection to 3M or Lantis: this government wants to realise Oosterweel. That was the starting point of the negotiations. We cannot validate such a process”
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The PFAS coalition today submits the final conclusions for its environmental injunction in the Oosterweel file. The coalition fears a reckless restart of the earthworks with contaminated PFAS soils and therefore asks the court, by invoking article 159 of the Constitution, to assess whether the permit for the 'safety berm' in particular is lawful.
The clean-up agreement announced by Environment Minister Zuhal Demir is a step forward in making polluter 3M pay, according to citizen collective Grondrecht, environmental activist Thomas Goorden, Bond Beter Leefmilieu and Greenpeace. But that is not the end of the story.
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After a critical analysis, together with independent experts, we maintain our position: the report of the Earthmoving Commission does not provide sufficient guarantees for the public health of local residents and workers.
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The Flemish environmental enforcement policy is terminally ill and no politician is to blame for it. This is how the final report of the PFOS-PFAS investigation committee can be summarised somewhat lapidarily. 'Just because a politician says something does not mean that people believe it', says whistleblower
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Politicians do little to restore confidence, says Marc Reynebeau. The PFOS report contains a sharp critique of Flemish political culture. 30.03.2022 | DS: Marc Reynebeau Read the full article in the newspaper…
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After a critical analysis, together with independent experts, we maintain our position: the report of the Earthmoving Commission does not provide sufficient guarantees for the public health of local residents and workers.
Fundamental right: our view on the final report of the parliamentary inquiry committee Read More »
The parliamentary inquiry committee PFOS-PFAS is saving the cabbage and the goat and therefore does not point out political responsibilities for the biggest Flemish environmental scandal of the past decade. In its final report, the committee does give the political steering committee of Lantis between
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