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RTPI publish 'Planifesto'

As election fever sweeps the country, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) have published their 'Planifesto' for 2024.

They are calling on all political parties to realise the economic,...

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Man killed after cow escapes livestock market

A 75 year old man was killed after a cow escaped from a livestock market in Wales.

Father-of-two Huw Evans was knocked down and trampled by a cow that was being auctioned at a livestock mar...

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Company fined £2.345m after worker drowned in river

BAM Nuttall Ltd, a construction company, has been fined £2.345 million after a worker drowned in the River Aire. Gary Webster died two days after drowning in the the river on the 30 October 2...

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UK's largest timber neighbourhood given the go ahead

Sustainable construction company, Human Nature, which was founded by former Greenpeace directors, have been granted planning permission for a new development in East Sussex.

'The Phoenix Pr...

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Waste-to-energy carbon capture pilot announced

Plans have been unveiled by Enfinium, the UK’s largest energy-from-waste operator, that they will install the UK's first pilot carbon capture storage (CCS) system at one of their energy-from-...

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Calls for global governments to raise climate targets by 2025

Mission 2025 - a coalition of some of the world's major companies and financial institutions, cities and regions are calling on global governments to enhance their climate goals before February 202...

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Most UK renewable projects fail at planning stage

A new survey undertaken by consultant Cornwall Insight has found that two-thirds of renewable energy projects in the UK are rejected at planning stage.

Between 2018 and 2023 there were 4,00...

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HSA publish annual report for 2023

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have published their annual report for 2023.

Their annual report highlights key achievements and outcomes across the

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Average of five sewage spills logged every day over last decade

Over the past decade, water companies in England and Wales have averaged five serious sewage spills into seas or rivers every day.

The shocking analysis of Environm...

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Record breaking global energy consumption

Analysis released by the Statistical Review of World Energy showed that global energy production and consumption in 2023 reached record highs.

For the second consecutive year, global energy...

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75% of UK rivers in poor ecological health

Between 7-10 June over 2,600 volunteers across the UK measured the water quality of their local rivers as part of the Great UK WaterBlitz.

The Great UK WaterBlitz is a biannual campaign whi...

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Car wash firm fined over safety failings

Best Car Wash Ltd in Tavistock has been fined £40,000 and ordered o pay costs of £3,164 for failing to adequately protect workers and the public.

Multiple visits were carried ou...

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Telephone engineer incident lead to significant fine

Alun Owen, a 32 year old engineer from Bethesda, was working to repair a telephone line in October 2020 when he slipped and fell into the River Aber in Abergwyngregyn. He sadly died due to the inci...

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Celebrate World Rainforest Day

Saturday June 22 is World Rainforest Day, with this year's theme (2024) being 'The Year of Action'.

The Rainforest Partnership founded World Rainforest Day in 2017, in order to celebrate th...

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EU formally adopt Nature Restoration Law

On 17 June the European Council narrowly voted to adopt the Regulation on nature restoration.

After a month of deadlock between member states and protests from farme...

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