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Tough year ahead for private renters, warns UKALA

26 January 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith Renters face a difficult year ahead as payments increase but the number of available properties decreases, according to a new survey from the UKALA

Plastic single-use water bottles lined up

Single-use plastics ban extended in England

26 January 2023, Katie Coyne Plastics ban ‘nibbling around the edges’ of the problem, say campaigners

‘Recycling’ plan aims to replace water from Thames with treated sewage

26 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Thames Water may utilise wastewater in its bid to maintain a resilient water supply

Emissions being spewed into the air from a power plant

New Scottish planning rules target emissions

26 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Planning framework prioritises the environment in an effort to hit 2045 climate targets

Air quality: ‘We can and should go further’ says Chief Medical Officer

12 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Whitty cites indoor air pollution as a growing part of the problem, with effective ventilation needed

Poor housing insulation puts families at risk of financial hardship

12 January 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith Nine million homes in England have ‘leaky walls’, representing the biggest barrier to the net-zero transition, says new report

Gene-edited hens may end cull of billions of male chicks

12 January 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith Israeli scientists hope gene editing will end the practice of culling male chicks in the egg-producing industry, benefitting the environment and animal welfare