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Report reveals high cost of false emissions ratings

According to the Green Party, false emissions ratings for cars based on lab tests have cost the UK over £2 billion per year in lost tax revenue.

Since 2001, UK vehicle excise dut...

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Composting is on the rise, says EPA

Data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on composting and anaerobic digestion for 2016 in Ireland presents an increase for biodegradable&nb...

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Fine issued for unlicensed asbestos work

R. F. Gardiner Limited, a construction company, has been fined £28,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,148.80 after pleading guilty to breaching the Control of Asbestos Regulations

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Appeal dismissed for wind farm

The Secretary of State refused an application for a development consent order for the construction of a wind farm near a special protection area which supported breedin...

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Over 100 cities now powered by mainly renewable energy

Cities that are getting at least 70% of their total electricity from renewable energy sources have doubled since 2015.

CPD, a not-for-profit environmental impact researcher, found that 101...

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National Grid running out of gas

A warning has been issued by the National Grid that they may struggle to meet demands short term due to low temperatures and problems with imports.

It is yet to be seen how severely ga...

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Waste firm fined 16k over fly infestation

A waste company based in the North East were handed a fine of £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of £10,000 after breaching their environmental permit. This led to a fly infestation at th...

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Update: Cedrec office closed due to snow (again)

As a result of Storm Emma and that pesky "Beast from the East", the Cedrec offices will be closed for the rest of the week. This is in the interests of staff safety.

If you have any bu...

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160 homes given green light in Liverpool

Plans for 160 homes in Allerton, Liverpool, have been approved on appeal. The appellant was seeking outline permission for the homes on a parcel of land next to Allerton Priory; a gra...

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Funds to help the environment after Brexit

Following Brexit, the government plans to provide up to £150m in support payments for the environment. The funds will be provided by shifting payments from the richest farmers to environmenta...

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Ikea joins Big Switch clean energy scheme

Ikea has announced it plans to join the "Big Clean Switch" campaign in an effort to reduce household energy costs and promote renewable energy.

The collective switch scheme sees households...

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High Court rules UK air pollution illegal... again

The UK Government have had their plans to tackle air pollution slammed and deemed unlawful for the third time.

The need to improve air pollution goes beyond legislative burden, with an esti...

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Unsafe worker to pay fines for dangerous scaffolding

On 30 June 2017, 28 year old scaffolder Mr Terrance Murray was witnessed by a concerned member of the public unsafely erecting a scaffold in Quay Street, Manchester. Photographs were taken of...

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Over 420,000 homes with planning permission are waiting to be built

Newly published research commissioned by the Local Government Association shows an ever-increasing backlog in the implementation of planning permission in England and Wales.

During 2015/16...

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Campaigners battle A303 plans for Stonehenge

The proposals for an A303 road works scheme by Highways England were met with a salvo of complaints by heritage and environmental campaigners when they opened for consultation.

The controve...

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