Environmental Protection
Keep up to date with what’s happening to the world around us.
Legal briefing: A clear directive on plastics
The EU has been busy changing the law on plastic waste. Will the UK take note?
Tales from the front line: Planting trees for life (and death)
Derry City and Strabane’s Life Project is improving air quality, bringing the community together and helping in the fight against the climate crisis.
WWF joins legal fight against Heathrow expansion
Conservation charity says third runway will make 2050 zero carbon emissions target much harder to achieve.
Reactions to the Environment Bill
The Bill has finally been announced – but does it go far enough? The consensus seems to be no…
Council succeeds in prosecuting over noisy gate – but it’s not an open and shut case
Property company must pay costs but noise issue rumbles on.
ClientEarth puts councils ‘on notice’ over climate emergency
Authorities face prosecution if they don’t put in place proper plans
Councils are failing to protect ancient woods, says Woodland Trust
Authorities are not acting on planning law changes, with 441 woods now under threat in England.
Tree planting could save planet but local ambition must be stronger
Planting trees is the ‘best climate change solution available today’, according to research into the impact of mass reforestation worldwide.
Allotments could save us post-Brexit and beyond, says professor
Gardening could save the planet, according to research published in a book that advocates food production through allotments and small-scale sustainable farms.
Communities make most of Clean Air Day despite Clean Air Zones’ postponement
Communities make most of Clean Air Day despite Clean Air Zones’ postponement.
What is environmental health?
Find out more about the vital work Environmental Health Practitioners do to keep us healthy and safe.
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