On 2 July 2014, ISO released the draft ISO14001:2015 environmental standard, after 2 years of committee reviews.
Now, industries and users of the current ISO14001 have the chance to scrutin...
A report by the Guardian suggests the European Commission are considering energy efficiency targets that fall below the proposed 30% minimum.
After receiving a UK loan guarantee, Ineos are planning to build a shale gas facility in Grangemouth. This allows them to import, store and process ethane from US shale gas.
The site was ne...
A steelwork company in Herefordshire has been fined after an employee was hurt when a metal sheet fell on his foot.
On 15 July, Herefordshire Magistrates’ Court heard the man involved had b...
A 72 year old landowner in Essex has been jailed for six months after breaching a two year suspended sentence passed to him in 2013.
Under the conditions set to him in January 2013, Roger F...
A construction firm has been fined and a bulldozer operator sentenced after Mihai Hondru, aged 39, was run over and killed whilst working on a project to widen the M25.
Mr Hondru was employ...
The UK waste management sector has embraced new ambitious European proposals to increase recycling rates to 70% by 2030. It is also hoped landfill bans will be introduced by 2025.
However U...
Two contractors fell almost two meters while fixing a roller-shutter door, resulting in a Leicestershire recycling company being fined.
Eurokey Recycling Ltd. admitted two breaches of the W...
In what Labour have called a "massacre of moderates", David Cameron has drastically reorganised his cabinet.
One casualty of note is Owen Paterson, the now-former Environment Secretary.
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A fire in East London has been brought under control, according to the London Fire Brigade.
During a period of strikes by firefighters, the timing has been crucial for the waste transfer st...
China is to waive the purchase tax applicable to new cars when buying electric or other "new energy" vehicles.
The move comes as mounting pressure builds for China and other world leading c...
The Wildlife Trusts have responded to the Government's reaction to a report by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) on the...
By 2016, the Chinese government are to have 30% of their overall vehicle purchases electric or "new energy".
It follows the announcement that new electric vehicles in China are to be purcha...
China has emerged as a leading producer for exported goods, but that accolade which has earned them billions has provided what could be a lasting impact on their local environments.
Factori...
The amount of money needed to “offset” the impact of the Great Barrier Reef dredging has been estimated at around $1bn. This is $998m more than was first estimated.
Huge uncertainty has ari...
