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Four-day week would dramatically reduce UK’s carbon footprint 09 March 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith World’s largest trial finds four-day week reaps environmental and health benefits Calls for government to get tough on waste crime 23 February 2023, Steve Smethurst Fly-tipping incidents have decreased in England, but organisations say figures fail to show full picture Plan to meet environmental targets proves divisive 23 February 2023, Steve Smethurst Government’s five-year plan aims to improve air and water quality but organisations say joined up delivery is key Whitby Harbour pilot project could benefit other UK estuaries 09 February 2023, by Kerry Taylor-Smith New artificial habitats located in Whitby Harbour could boost biodiversity and improve water quality in the River Esk Call for legislation to ban disposable vapes 09 February 2023, by Kerry Taylor-Smith Over half of single-use vapes are thrown away, exacerbating the climate emergency Single-use plastics ban extended in England 26 January 2023, Katie Coyne Plastics ban ‘nibbling around the edges’ of the problem, say campaigners New Scottish planning rules target emissions 26 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Planning framework prioritises the environment in an effort to hit 2045 climate targets ‘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 UK government injects funds into nuclear and hydrogen innovation 12 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Over £100m will support the UK’s ‘clean energy’ production, with the majority being invested in nuclear fuel Delayed post-Brexit farm funding scheme causes concern 15 December 2022, Kerry Taylor-Smith Farming policy in England has been revised, putting climate crisis at core
Four-day week would dramatically reduce UK’s carbon footprint 09 March 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith World’s largest trial finds four-day week reaps environmental and health benefits
Calls for government to get tough on waste crime 23 February 2023, Steve Smethurst Fly-tipping incidents have decreased in England, but organisations say figures fail to show full picture
Plan to meet environmental targets proves divisive 23 February 2023, Steve Smethurst Government’s five-year plan aims to improve air and water quality but organisations say joined up delivery is key
Whitby Harbour pilot project could benefit other UK estuaries 09 February 2023, by Kerry Taylor-Smith New artificial habitats located in Whitby Harbour could boost biodiversity and improve water quality in the River Esk
Call for legislation to ban disposable vapes 09 February 2023, by Kerry Taylor-Smith Over half of single-use vapes are thrown away, exacerbating the climate emergency
Single-use plastics ban extended in England 26 January 2023, Katie Coyne Plastics ban ‘nibbling around the edges’ of the problem, say campaigners
New Scottish planning rules target emissions 26 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Planning framework prioritises the environment in an effort to hit 2045 climate targets
‘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
UK government injects funds into nuclear and hydrogen innovation 12 January 2023, Steve Smethurst Over £100m will support the UK’s ‘clean energy’ production, with the majority being invested in nuclear fuel
Delayed post-Brexit farm funding scheme causes concern 15 December 2022, Kerry Taylor-Smith Farming policy in England has been revised, putting climate crisis at core