Supermarket giants Tesco have been fined £8 million for polluting a river with around 23,500 litres of unleaded petrol in 29 hours.
Tesco pleaded guilty to the pollution offence, which happ...
A farmer has been fined for pollution caused by a slurry which stretched over 6km through a town, and as it went, killed at least 1,700 fish in a nearby river.
The river in Frome was pollut...
Entries for "The Country Durham Environment Awards" are now open. The awards, which have been running for over 25 years, are to recognise the positive contributions made, by individuals, businesses...
As the number of people who are expected to make the switch from traditional petrol or diesel powered vehicles to cleaner and greener electric vehicles increases, there is a growing concern that Br...
There is a saying "what goes around, comes around". This certainly applies where diesel powered cars are concerned.
Thirty years ago, diesel powered cars (or "oil-burners" as they were ofte...
The horrific events recently seen in London, where a fire at the Grenfell Tower block resulted in multiple fatalities, has led to a number of local authorities in the London area to carry out urgen...
15 June marks the first ever "National Clean Air Day" in the UK. A series of events are planned to be held in several major cities across the country to raise awareness of the issues surrounding ai...
Thames Water have been handed another massive fine, this time £8.5 million.
The fine, the maximum allowed for the offence under the sentencing guidelines, was handed down due to Thames miss...
2017 has seen the UK reach a number of milestones in relation to the production of renewable energy.
In April, we witnessed the UK go an entire 24 hours without any energy from coal-fired p...
Michael Gove has been reintroduced to the front bench as the new Environment Secretary.
The move comes amongst a reshuffle of positions in Theresa May's Government, which suffered a bi...
It is possible that those wanting to develop in the future could be required to consider indoor air quality as a part of the planning process, especially if the Mayor of London<...
The snap General Election of 2017 has ended in a hung parliament.
This means both the Tories and Labour have the chance to form a minority Government, if they can secure the support of ally...
Scotland have had another impressive month for renewable energy in May according to environmental groups.
Enough energy was provided by wind turbines to supply electricity to 95% of Scottis...
This week saw President Trump carry out his election pledge to withdraw America from the Paris climate change treaty.
His decision has led to an outpouring of condemnation from world leader...
A new study conducted by the University of Salford suggests that 90% of floodplains in England have changed so much that they no longer work properly.
The research, Changing face of floodpl...
