What this service is:

Know and understand environmental news, laws, regulations, and policies — in all major industrialized and developing nations, as well as international governmental and nongovernmental organizations.

What it helps you do:

• Find out about global "green" legislation even before it becomes law — tracking from proposal to enactment, amendment to enforcement.
• Avoid costly fines for non-compliance with legal provisions, especially in Canada, the European Union, and Mexico.
• Follow the development of EU directives and regulations, and UN, IMO, and OECD treaties and recommendations. Know what's on the agenda in legislatures, regulatory agencies, and organizations around the world — and be prepared to address the issues that arise.
• Stay alert to political, economic, and technological factors affecting environmental programs around the world. Be current on crucial developments in international law.
• Keep informed of enforcement actions and litigation that could affect your interests abroad. Plan ahead to protect your overseas operations.
• Understand the institutional framework for environmental programs in other countries to better work within them.
• Locate key agencies in charge of environment and safety laws, regulations, and policies in individual countries and organizations.
• Access hard-to-find materials from around the world, not otherwise readily available — news, essential documents, expert analysis, and more.
• Rely on Bloomberg BNA's worldwide network of reporters and correspondents, to gain a vital, current perspective on changing international environment and safety laws and standards.

Product Structure

Reference: analysis, guidance and primary source material

Notification: current reports providing news and developments

Formats and Frequency

Print reference material is updated regularly and indexed semi-annually. Print notification is issued bi-weekly and indexed every six months, cumulating annually.

Web reference is updated weekly. Web notification is published continually and archived to 2/07/1996. E-mail summaries, providing the highlights and table of contents for each report, with URLs to full text articles and documents are also available.

• Air
• Biological diversity
• Biotechnology
• Carbon taxes and other environment-related taxes
• Chemicals
• Climate change
• Electronic waste (WEEE)
• Emissions trading
• Energy
• Enforcement
• Environmental impact assessment
• Forests
• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Hazardous waste cleanup
• Land use
• Marine affairs
• Mining
• Motor vehicles
• NAFTA
• Nanomaterials
• Noise
• Nuclear energy
• Oil spills
• Ozone depletion
• Pesticides
• Pipelines
• Pollution control
• Radioactive waste
• Rainforests
• Recycling
• Sewerage projects
• Sustainable development
• Water quality and supply