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The Greater Hannover Transport Association (GVH) has become the first transport operator to receive the Blue Angel ecolabel for its 'HANNOVERmobile' mobility card. Mobility cards combine the classic monthly pass for buses and trains but also offer its users at least two other forms of mobility – for example access to car sharing, rent-a-bikes, or a rail discount card (BahnCard). read more

Sleep disorders, increased blood pressure or even ringing in the ears (tinnitus) – noise can make people ill, even as early as childhood. A new interactive brochure from the UBA teaches third and fourth-year pupils about acoustics and noise in a playful way and aims to raise awareness of the problem of noise. read more

Three new environmental envoys for Germany's most well-known ecolabel read more

It was no easy job for the jury of design and environmental experts. Lively discussions went hand in hand with assessment of ecological and design criteria. A total of 29 products, services and concepts won over the jury and have now been nominated for the Bundespreis Ecodesign 2014 (Federal Ecodesign Award). The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony held at the Federal Ministry for Envi... read more

The prize is being awarded this year for extraordinary corporate commitment to protection of the environment and health. The jury in charge has nominated three companies. read more

A new UBA study shows why and where it still pays to save water. read more

Old wood-fired furnaces and boilers are the source of significant emissions of particulates and many other pollutants harmful to health. Therefore new thresholds for dust and carbon monoxide emissions from old wood-fired boilers and furnaces came into effect on 1 January 2015. read more

The first President of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Heinrich Freiherr (Baron) von Lersner died on Tuesday, 26 August 2014 in Berlin. Lersner, born on 14 July 1930 in Stuttgart, headed the UBA for 21 years. read more