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Following the adoption by MEPs of revisions to the EIA Directive, Josh Fothergill explains what the new legislation will mean for practitioners
On 12 March, the European parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting revisions to the EU Directive on environmental impact assessment (2011/92/EU) (EIA). As EIA is applied to up to 26,000Continue reading this with an IEMA membership
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