A new UBA study shows why and where it still pays to save water. read more
Saving water: wise, overdone or practiced too excessively?
New requirements for old heating units
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
Heinrich Freiherr (Baron) von Lersner has died
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
Who generates the most waste?
Germany is a major importer of waste. The reason is that German waste technologies are very advanced, and for some materials, the best disposal processes are here. read more
E-cycles – a (small) mobility revolution
The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has encouraged cities and municipalities to make it easier to switch from automobiles to e-cycles. "E-cycles, that is bicycles driven by electric motors, require less space than cars and are considerably cheaper. read more
Same performance at less cost
New performance standards for vacuum cleaners become effective on 1 September 2014. The devices must consume less power and be built more robustly. read more
Regulate fracking now
The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is pressing for speedy regulation of fracking technology. "Fracking remains a risk technology", said UBA President Maria Krautzberger on the occasion of the presentation of UBA's new, 600-page export Fracking II report in Berlin. read more
UBA tests outdoor jackets: Weather-proofing is harmful to waters
The waterproofed layer of weatherproof functional jackets releases environmentally harmful chemicals which contain fluoride. These chemicals are put into the environment, for example by washing. Waste water treatment facilities cannot degrade these chemicals, and thus they are released into rivers, seas and groundwater, and ultimately accumulate in the bodies of humans and animals. The Federal Env... read more
