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World's largest offshore windfarm opens off Cumbrian coast

Walney Extension, the world's biggest offshore wind farm, has opened in the Irish Sea. It spans an area the size of 20,000 football pitches and has a capacity of 659 megawatts, which is enough to p...

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Stéphanie Kilgast wins Thoughtful Planet 2 award!

Thought Foundation’s evocative Thoughtful Plant 2 exhibition, which has been running since late June, has concluded with the Outstanding Arti...

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Environment Agency have no obligation to issue end-of-waste guidance

The case of R. (on the application of Protreat Ltd) v Environment Agency, an application for judicial review, has been refused.

Protreat, the claimant, sought judicial review of a...

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New onshore wind investments under threat if no policy change

In 2017 the UK has seen a record high amount of onshore wind turbine installations, with a record of 2,611 MW onshore wind capacity added to the national grid, representing more than 20% of all ons...

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Friends of the Earth seek judicial review of national planning policy

The environmentalist group, Friends of the Earth has launched a legal challenge to the new National Planning Policy Framework recently published by the Government.

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Campaigners urge the Government to improve cycling safety

According to statistics published by the Department for Transport (DfT), cycling use has remained at a similar level for the past 15 years, resulting in an average of 17 cyc...

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Scope of single-use bag charge could expand

In October 2015, England became the last country in the UK to introduce a legally binding charge for single-use plastic bags provided by companies of a certain size. The resulting 5p-a-bag charge h...

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Sadiq Khan plans for new buildings in London to be Carbon Zero

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in one of 19 Mayors from across the world who has committed to ensuring new buildings in their cities are in the net zero carbon by...

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BeSMART.ie tool on HSA website

Found by a link on the Health and Safety Authority website, the BeSMART tool has been beneficial to thousands of business owners, managers and workers. A free, online a...

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Printable and Low-cost, the future of solar panels is here!

An Australian Physicist has been leading the push to pioneer a new type of low-cost solar energy, which he believes could make signing up for energy accounts as straightforward as a mobile plan.

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Walsall aims to tackle fly-tipping

Fly-tipping cost Walsall Council over £400,000 in 2017, with over 4,000 reports of fly-tipping being made and 2,000 tonnes of illegally disposed of waste being removed from the streets.

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HM Revenue and Customs clarify landfill tax changes

A clarification statement has been released on the landfill tax changes introduced in April 2018.

Earlier this year HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the...

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High temperatures likely to stay for four more years

A study in the journal Nature Communications shows that the World is likely to see more extreme temperatures in the next four years, as natural warming reinforces climate change. It is unlikely we...

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Large 'Fatberg' causes London assembly to call for bins in men's toilets to avoid blockages

Whilst familiar for years in female loos, men may soon be confronted with the inclusion of a bin in their toilets. This new idea is part of a concerted effort on behalf of London Assembly's environ...

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UN Treaty for high seas

The UN will begin negotiations between the 4 and 17 September 2018, following a meeting in April 2018 regarding the requirement for a Conservation Treaty for the high seas.  

The high...

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