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Canada - 27/01/2012

January 2012 - A construction company in Canada hit an underground water main and millions of liters of chlorinated drinking water, which found to be harmful to fish, were released into the nearby river. The company was ordered to pay a penalty of $285,000. 


Bulgaria - 21/01/2012

January 2012 - The Bulgarian government has withdrawn a permit given to oil company  for the exploration of shale gas using a controversial technique known as hydraulic fracturing, following public pressure to ban these activities.


Switzerland - 09/01/2012

January 2012 -New Swiss efficiency requirements apply to electric devices.


United States - 07/01/2012

January 2012 - The American standards agency, NSF, therefore released a useful standard for comprehensive evaluation of water reuse technologies, whether residential or commercial.


European Court of Justice - 07/01/2012

January 2012 - Austria acted illegally when it banned some lorries from a section of the A12 motorway in the Tyrol, the European court has ruled.


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