Access to Environmental Information
The law gives individuals a right to access certain information about the environment.
The law defines environmental information as information relating to the state of the environment, including elements of the environment such as air, water, soil and landscape. This also includes information on anything released into the environment (noise, energy or waste as well as substances), information on legislation, policies and plans relating to the environment and analysis of their likely effects, and information on human health and safety, including food safety where it is affected by the environment.
This section gives details of what information you can ask for, how to go about requesting it, and your rights to appeal.
There's also information about the new INSPIRE Directive which requires authorities to make geographical data publicly available.