Environmental Protection
Keep up to date with what’s happening to the world around us.
Call for whole-life carbon measure for new buildings
Whitehall’s planning reforms may have incentivised more carbon intensive building
Seaweed’s vital role in fighting climate change
New UK Seaweed Academy hopes to positively impact sustainability
OEP calls for urgent environmental action
England is fast approaching ‘tipping points’ whereby some environmental declines and degradation become irreversible and action must be immediate.
UK homes breach air pollution guidelines
Over two-thirds of UK addresses fall short of WHO pollution limits.
Fly-tipped DIY waste targeted by government
New measures welcomed but CIEH says more investment in enforcement and intelligence-sharing is needed.
Stricter sewage discharge limits for water companies
Defra calls for radical overhaul of sewer system in an effort to eliminate 75% of storm overflows by 2035.
Medicine could be making us and our river environments sick
Active pharmaceutical ingredients end up in rivers during production, use, and disposal.
Defra data cuts wood burner emissions but action is still needed
Impact on air quality under renewed scrutiny with publication of Defra’s 2020 statistics
Farmers must act if Poole Harbour is to be restored
Farms around the harbour must reduce the amount of harmful nitrates entering the water
Waste crime tackled in rules shake-up
Mandatory digital tracking on waste and stricter background checks on waste carriers are being proposed in a bid to tackle waste crime, which costs £924m each...
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