Environmental Protection
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Construction industry responsible for 18% of UK’s large particle pollution
Workers in building trade are frustrated by lack of action, says new report
Food and environmental groups call for minimum standards in trade deals
TFA suggests UK government entered negotiations for trade deals with Australia and New Zealand knowing they could damage UK agricultural industry
EU takes legal steps to tackle cigarette butt pollution
Majority of cigarettes contain cellulose acetate filters which leach nicotine and heavy metals before becoming microplastic pollution
England still has no plans to ban single-use plastic
Report shows that while most EU countries are making progress on driving out single-use plastics, England is trailing behind
Concerns over cutting of EU red tape to drive economy
RSPB claims that UK government is carrying out “an unprecedented attack on nature and the laws that protect it”
Bird flu threatens UK sea bird populations
Unrestricted movement of poultry and poultry products is fuelling spread of bird flu in UK
UK water environment in ‘critical state’ following drought
River flows have dropped dangerously low while reservoir levels have also declined
Nearly a quarter of sewage discharges went unmonitored in 2021
Liberal Democrat analysis says there will be around 325,000 sewage dumps every year by 2030
Defra to publish fewer biodiversity indicators in 2022
Reduced metrics fail to include data on water quality, habitats and bird populations, as campaigners accuse Defra of hiding the true state of nature
Wastewater systems under pressure from climate change
Intense rain and heatwaves threaten to overwhelm existing wastewater resilience
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