The development and use of technologies based on electromagnetic radiation is one of the key factors in economic development and the digital revolution. The legal regulation of the issue of installations emitting electromagnetic fields in the context of their impact on the environment in Poland dates back to the early 1980s and was not liberalised to a greater extent until the beginning of the current decade. In this article, the author presents the historical conditions and evolution of this regulation, as well as analyses the interpretation doubts that have existed in this respect over the years and the way in which they have been resolved in legislation and in the case law of administrative courts. In conclusion, he draws attention to the shortcomings of the historical regulation and approves of its current liberalisation.

Following Lynn White’s thesis that Western Christianity is the root cause of the ecological crisis, scholars have examined the impact of religion on environmental degradation and environmental protection. This article begins by analysing White’s argument and identifying one of the causes of the environmental crisis – distinct from White’s – namely, the gradual abandonment of religious values in Europe, starting with the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers. The article attempts to appreciate the contributions of various indigenous religions to environmental protection by discussing some environmental values embedded in some religions, especially indigenous religions. It examines some national and international legal instruments that seek to protect the right to religion as a means of protecting the environment, discusses the recent teachings of the Church on environmental protection, and gives a grounded approach to environmental protection through religion. It argues, using analytical and descriptive research methods, that since most Indigenous religions use natural entities as objects of religious worship, more attention and protection should be given to the right to religion as one of the approaches to environmental protection. Finally, the article examines the concepts of environmental personhood and the rights of nature, as well as their role in environmental conservation and preservation.

The article attempts to define the concept of ‘the scope of impact of the intended water use’. The author assumes that the lack of a legal definition of this concept and of criteria allowing verification of the scope of impact of the intended water use hinders the administrative proceedings on the issuance of a water permit and creates the possibility of manipulating the scope of impact in order to limit the rights of the parties to participate in the proceedings. The article is based on an analysis of the provisions of the Water Law Act relating to the administrative proceedings on the issuance of a water permit and water use, as well as the case law of the administrative courts and the literature on the subject. It concludes with de lege ferenda postulates aimed at improving the course of administrative proceedings and limiting the possibility of manipulating the scope of impact of the intended water use.

The article addresses issues related to the analysis of legal regulations concerning the management of the increasing amount of electrical and electronic waste, including components of renewable energy installations such as photovoltaic panels and wind turbines, which constitute a rapidly growing waste stream in the European Union. A key focus of the article is the emphasis on the importance of Member States striving to achieve a zero-emission economic policy, energy efficiency, and a circular economy. The article provides a detailed discussion of the challenges associated with improving the recycling process of installations, particularly wind turbines and photovoltaic panels at the end of their operational life, from which only certain materials can be effectively recovered. The article highlights European Union and national regulations concerning the management of selected waste, including requirements for the collection and processing of used equipment, as well as the principles of producer responsibility for its disposal and processing.