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  • Press release 12/2015 from 18.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Can a fourth waste water treatment stage be financed by the waste water charge?

    a waste water treatment plant in the city Dresden

    … purification stage at class 5 municipal waste water treatment plants (which serve more than 100,000 people) as part of such a strategy. The new study investigated the … Köck, chief legal expert at the UFZ. UBA-President Maria Krautzberger explains: "More extensive measures are indispensable for the protection of water bodies. We …

  • Press release 48/2015 from 17.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Old diesel vehicles must be phased out of city centres

    Traffic is the main source of NO2 pollution in city centres.

    … 18.4 cents per litre less than petrol. Diesel-fuelled vehicles cause considerably more harm to the environment and health than petrol cars, with a price tag of 33 … year. Nitrogen compounds are not only a problem for air, they also impact water. More than one fourth of the water bodies in Germany have poor chemical status and …

  • News from 04.10.2017 | Last changed: 10.10.2017

    Managing glyphosate effects complies with European laws

    Ein Traktor sprüht Pflanzenschutzmittel auf ein Feld.

    … of the active substance glyphosate, the inclusion of a specific provision will inform and encourage Member State to pay particular attention to the risk for the … Particular reference is made in the legal opinion to non-binding measures, such as information activities laid down in the National Action Plans for the Sustainable …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

    The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

    … of 192 cm during the drought period. By October 2018, the level had dropped by more than half a metre to just above 140 cm. The lowest level was reached in October … Erfurt, 188 pp. https://umwelt.thueringen.de/aktuelles/anzeigen-medieninformationen/klimaveraenderungen-und-ihre-folgen-in-thueringen Associated content …

  • Press release 08/2021 from 22.03.2021 | Last changed: 22.03.2021

    Alpine lake is named 2021 water body type of the year

    Der Eibsee

    … changing the mixing regime and the water volumes of tributaries. Making the lakes more resilient to these changing environmental conditions must be the primary goal …

  • Press release 37/2018 from 20.11.2018 | Last changed: 20.11.2018

    High costs when environmental protection is neglected

    Feuerwehr hilft bei Überschwemmung.

    … damage worth 180 euros – German Environment Agency publishes updated cost rates More heavy rainfall due to climate change can mean high costs in case of floods. …