(Source: IFAW – International Fund for Animal Welfare) Conservationists including the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), OceanCare (www.oceancare.org) and NRDC (www.nrdc.org) welcome today’s vote in the European Parliament to make underwater noise pollution related to oil exploration subject to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). “The revised Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive is far from a perfect piece of legislation but it is an improvement for important areas of marine conservation,” said Barbara Slee, IFAW EU Marine Campaigner. “Previously EU legislation only required an EIA prior to drilling on the seabed. With the agreed changes to…