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Announcement: Notice for Nominations - Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking nominations for membership on the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC). The purpose of the FRRCC is to provide policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies important to agriculture and rural communities. Nominations should be submitted by September 5, 2024. Why it matters: Topics that the Committee addresses may include climate change, water or air quality issues, food loss and waste, environmental justice, and emergency response. EPA is seeking a balanced representation of interested persons that includes Tribal agriculture groups and Tribal governments. For more information go to bit.ly/FRRCAC24

Daily Sustainability Insight No 6: CAP Revision Escalated On 24 July 2024, ClientEarth and BirdLife Europe filed a complaint with the EU Ombudsman, accusing the EU Commission of bypassing democratic standards to expedite revisions to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The changes, pushed through in March under pressure, reduced environmental requirements for farmers, impacting a €300 billion subsidy mechanism. The Commission consulted only four farming unions, ignoring input from NGOs and citizens. Previous reforms involved over 300,000 stakeholders. The process lacked an impact assessment and excluded critical evidence. BirdLife's attempts to access related documents were met with silence. The CAP revision's weakening of environmental requirements could impact the Baltic States, where agriculture heavily relies on EU subsidies. Local farming operations and sustainability initiatives may face challenges in maintaining high environmental standards without strong EU policies to support them. A coalition of 16 NGOs urged the withdrawal of the proposal, but their plea was unsuccessful. ClientEarth's lawyers condemned the swift revision as "blatantly incompatible with EU law.

🚨 Anti-democratic and “blatantly incompatible with EU law” 🚨 ClientEarth and BirdLife Europe and Central Asia have filed a complaint against the European Commission for scrapping measures to protect nature in farming without consultations or evidence ⚖ ⁉  Their complaint to the EU Ombudsman outlines how the Commission disregarded its own democratic standards to force through a revision of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that severely weakens environmental requirements in the CAP 👎 Read more 👇 #CAP #CommonAgriculturalPolicy #farming #nature #EULaw #RuleOfLaw #EnvironmentalProtection

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Delighted to share that today, with ClientEarth (Ilze Tralmaka) and BirdLife Europe and Central Asia we submitted a joint complaint to the EU Ombudsman, holding the EU Commission accountable over its failure to ensure a democratic revision of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Earlier this year, farmers took to the streets to communicate a crisis in the sector. Instead of looking deeper, the European Commission scrapped environmental protection from farming rules with no regard for well-established democratic processes. 🔦 We are asking the EU Ombudsman to find maladministration in the way the Commission prepared its legislative proposal to revise two CAP regulations. We also ask the Ombudsman to recommend that for any future legislative initiative, on the CAP or else, the Commission better demonstrates how it took into consideration the best available evidence and the public' opinions, and makes publicly available detailed and concrete reasons if deviating from its own internal rules. This is essential to maintain citizens' trust in the EU project. With the far-right on the rise across Europe, more than ever the bloc's executive must guarantee respect for the rule of law and lead by example. 🔍 Specifically, in our complaint we submit that the Commission failed to: - Conduct an impact assessment or otherwise demonstrate how it took into consideration the best available evidence; - Conduct a consistency assessment as legally required by Article 6(4) of the European Climate Law; - Carry out a public consultation; - Guarantee the minimum principles and standards of conducting a targeted consultation; - Convey objectivity and impartiality in communications on the legislative proposal to the public; - Issue a final decision on a request to access Member States' CAP Annual Performance Reports. Our claims are based on the Union's fundamental Treaties, the European Climate Law, the Commission's Better Regulation Guidelines, the Code of Good Administrative Behaviour and Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to EU institutions' documents. See the complaint 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebkZfiGU

Building for the future means keeping an eye on the present. Our Environmental Inspection and Monitoring services ensure your project meets all environmental regulations without missing a beat. From soil testing to wildlife monitoring, we’re your eyes and ears on the ground—helping you avoid costly delays and environmental missteps. Stay compliant, stay ahead! 👷♂️ #InspectionExperts #MonitoringMatters #BuildSmart

We would like to personally thank everyone who joined us earlier this week for our online briefing – Safeguarding WA’s EPA and Environment and being a part of the conversation including our speakers - Dr. Richard Yin, President of the Conservation Council of WA and Ruby Hamilton, from the Environmental Defenders Office. Demand to join the briefing was overwhelmingly high and we apologize to those that were not able to join. You can now view the recording - https://lnkd.in/gEMkFJde. We look forward to working collectively with all of you to campaign on this critical issue. The briefing delved into the potential threats to WA's unique natural environment and the independence of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), as well as how we can take action together. Find the next steps below: 1) Email Your MPs and Premier Cook - https://lnkd.in/g7UZ9qQ6 2) Join a working group to coordinate a response to the Cook Government's proposed overhaul of the EPA - https://lnkd.in/gRAy6ibC 3) Save the date - 7th February 2024 - for our first Environment Matters where we will further discuss the critical issues surrounding the proposed overhaul.

20:th of May is World Bee Day We need bees. 75% of food crop depend on animal pollination. Protection of bees is therefore crucial for our health and economies. The environmental management system standard ISO 14001 emphasizes protection of the natural environment from harm and degradation. ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use https://lnkd.in/euE7GtVD #truststandards

What happens if you arrive to install a dam cover and find much less water in the dam than anticipated? We journeyed to the WA Wheatbelt town of Merredin and teamed up with the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for the Merredin Shire. Fitting dam covers on the Merredin No. 4 Dam might have been a challenge, but working hand in hand with the shire led us to finding a solution. Find out how it unfolded: https://bit.ly/3JL4Nli

Building for the future means keeping an eye on the present. Our Environmental Inspection and Monitoring services ensure your project meets all environmental regulations without missing a beat. From soil testing to wildlife monitoring, we’re your eyes and ears on the ground—helping you avoid costly delays and environmental missteps. Stay compliant, stay ahead! 👷♂️ #InspectionExperts #MonitoringMatters #BuildSmart