Tag: EPA
EPA fails to take action against violators of environmental laws
LAHORE: Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been unable to take action against the violators of environmental laws in the province, Pakistan Today has...
Environment department failed to perform its duties in 2016
Punjab Government’s EPD is being run on ‘look busy, do nothing’ model
Another year has ended with the failure of Punjab Government’s Environment Protection...
Private labs operate illegally as EPA delays certificate renewals
Punjab’s Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has kept the renewal of certificates of a number of environmental laboratories in pendency for the past four years,...
Punjab’s fight against pollution marred by ‘lavish waste of money’
EPA not measuring rising pollution levels on excuse of unavailability of equipment as state-of-the-art machinery worth millions being kept entirely useless
While the world is...
Notice issued on plea against appointment of DG EPA
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Punjab chief secretary and others on a petition questioning appointment of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Top EPA officials caused loss of millions to national kitty, NAB...
An application has been submitted to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against top officials of the Punjab Environment Protection Agency (EPA) - its Director...
EPA fails to maintain lab equipment
Lab in Lahore was upgraded to test all parameters by Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) with the collaboration of Pak EPA in 2007
EPA concerned over improper disposal of medical waste by hospitals
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expressed concern over the improper disposal of medical waste by hospitals and clinics in the federal capital.
According to an...
Do you know what you’re breathing, EPA certainly doesn’t
Punjab Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality monitoring stations have been broken for years
The Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS), run by the Punjab Environmental...
Incompetent EPA, unconcerned LDA play fast and loose with citizens’ lives
A number of irregularities in the construction work of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project have come to light after it was revealed...
Lack of directorate in Punjab EPA puts GSP Plus status at...
Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Punjab has failed in constituting a permanent directorate of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) to implement seven international conventions related to...
