The six pack - a group of Regulations dating from January 1992 - are the Workplace (Health, Safety, Welfare) Regulations SI 1992/3004 Management of Health and Safety at Work...
Simon Colvin, partner and head of the environment team at Weightmans, said that the circular economy package would have been a huge opportunity over the next 5-15 years, speaking at an IEMA webinar...
Plymouth City Council, South Hams District Council, and West Devon Borough Council are working together to compose and produce a proposed Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan.
The...
Communities Secretary Greg Clark has refused a proposed 2.2 hectare development in Ravenswood which goes against the recommendation of a planning inspector after a call-in.
The proposal con...
Ex-London mayor and (now ex) Conservative leadership candidate Boris Johnson has said that a withdrawal from the European Union gives the UK the "glorious opportunity to set its own laws."
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Researchers have found that the 'hole' in the ozone layer above Antarctica is beginning to heal. The study found that in September 2015, the hole was around 4 million square kilometres smaller than...
The Government has set the Fifth Carbon Budget which will cut carbon emissions by 57% by 2032. This announcement comes at a time when big governmental cuts in subsidies for renewable energy have be...
On Tuesday 28 June the European Council are set to have their first informal meeting to discuss the leave result of the UK referendum on EU membership.
This will be...
With a summer of sport now underway, cars sporting national flags has become a common sight.
It will be no surprise that the addition of a flag hanging off your car will cause a small amoun...
Due to the sheer volume of comments that need to be consulted on, the publication of the proposed new international standard for occupational safety and health, ISO 45001, has been delayed until Ju...
New government statistics have revealed that Scotland has exceeded a target to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2020.
The figures show that between 1990 and 2014 Scotland...
A radical breakthrough has occurred in project CarbFix in Iceland after scientists have discovered a way to turn carbon dioxide gas into stone.
At the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in...
According to a report by the Renewable Energy Association (REA), there are growing concerns that government policies may slow growth in the renewable energy sector.
In 2015 the industry emp...
South Lakes Safari Zoo where keeper Sarah McClay was killed by a tiger has admitted to health and safety breaches.
An inquest jury in September 2014 ruled the Sumatran tiger passed through...
The Birmingham Development Plan has been put on hold by the Government under powers granted to them by the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
MP Andrew Mitchell asked Co...
