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Environmental Matters Summer

28 Mar 2012 1 min read Article

In this Issue

  • Damages claims under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act and the Occupational Diseases in Mine and Works Act - how do they work together?
  • When things go wrong
  • The Consumer Protection Act protects the environment too
  • Better late than never for Acid Mine Drainage
  • Making the National Environmental Management: Waste Act more effective?
  • New toolkit explains the public participation process for mining
  • Greening the corporate environment
  • Access to environmental information: no place for companies to hide

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