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Gas and Oil firms reclassified as non-renewables on London Stock Exchange

A reclassification of companies on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has diverted Oil and Gas companies to be listed as a 'non-renewable energy' in order to help to distinguish them between heavy pol...

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HSE develops 'Statement of Commitment' to Health and Safety

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are urging Local Authorities across the country to work with others to improve health and safety standards in the sectors they regulate...

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Pressure within the Conservative party to end onshore wind farm ban

A recent survey found that a growing number the Conservative party voters are pressuring the Government to scrap the block on new wind turbines built on land.

In 2014 David Cameron, then Pr...

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Renewables milestone for the US

New data from the federal Government has shown that the US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time in April.

Clean energy like wind and solar provided...

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Ipswich company pays nearly £20,000 to charities after packaging law infringement

An Ipswich packaging company has offered to pay nearly £20,000 to two environmental charities after admitting it had contravened Regulations.

The infringement of the Producer Responsi...

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Masterplan for Heathrow expansion goes out for consultation

Heathrow Airport has published its preferred masterplan for the future layout of the airport, which includes the construction of a third runway.

The masterplan will be out for consulta...

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Grain store company fined after worker fatally struck by lorry

A grain store company has been fined following the death of a worker at its site in Linton, Cambridgeshire.

Peterborough Crown Court heard how in July 2016 an employee of Camgrain ...

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Southern Water punished over 'shocking' wastewater spills

Southern Water has been hit with a record £126 million punishment for spills of wastewater into the environment from its sewage plants, and for deliberately misreporting its performance.

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Biffa guilty of exporting banned waste

One of the UK's largest waste management companies has been convicted of breaking the law on overseas exports.

The Environment Agency prosecuted Biffa Waste Services...

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Company sentenced after employees exposed to silica dust

A stone masonry company has been sentenced after failing to adequately control employees' exposure to respirable silica dust, resulting in an employee developing silicosis.

Burnley Magistra...

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Devon landowner took 23 times the legal limit of waste from haulier

The Director of a waste haulage company and a landowner have been ordered to pay £6,435 for illegally depositing thousands of tonnes of waste on farmland near Tiverton.

In 2016 CB Pla...

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RTPI president calls for more resources to achieve climate targets

Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) president Ian Tant has said planners lack the resources, policies and powers to make the "significant impact that is essential" to meet the Government's target...

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Planning system drives up house prices in expensive areas says report

High house prices in expensive cities have been caused by the planning system's rationing of new homes in areas of high demand, according to a Report published this week. It suggests the plann...

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Work to start on final stage of £1 million pumping station overhaul

Work is set to start on the final stage of a £1 million scheme to refurbish a vital pumping station in north-east Essex.

The Parkeston pumping station near Harwich, located at the low...

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National Grid fined after worker killed

An electricity and gas utility company has been fined after a worker was killed on Winslow Road in East Claydon.

Aylesbury Crown Court heard how in November 2016 a sub-station crafts person...

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