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CELINE - IRCEL - Belgian Interregional Cell of the Environment, an agrement between the three Belgian Regions (Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia) in order to deal with environmental problems at the national and international levels.
Public Waste Agency of Flanders - Openbare Afvalstoffenmaatschappij voor het Vlaamse Gewest. Mostly in Dutch but also relevant information in English & French. - Waste Management & Soil remediation in Flanders

Santa Barbara

Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.