We may all hope for a white Christmas, but one conservation group is aiming to make the festive season "green" this year.

According to figures, around eight million Christmas trees are boug...

This year, UK Christmas trees have been hit with a virulent fungal disease which could threaten entire plantations.

The mysterious disease, known as "current season double needle necrosis"...

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) have launched its annual public awareness campaign - "Watch Out. Carbon Monoxide Kills".

The campaign a...

A detailed 18-month plan of action to tackle farm safety in Northern Ireland has been launched by the Farm Safety Partnership.

The Partnership was set up in May this year to address the sho...

Studies have shown that sea levels over the last 20 years have risen by 11mm as a result of the melting of polar ice sheets.

The research, which was supported by US and European space agenc...

A company which put employees in danger by allowing them to work in confined spaces without any relevant training or safety measures has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay full costs of &p...

The Government have released details of their new Energy Bill, which includes new measures to fund low-carbon electricity infrastructure. It is part of the biggest shake-up...

A 25 year-old man who repeatedly committed waste offences has been sent to prison for a year.

Luton Crown Court heard how Nicolas Fletcher, trading as Dunstable Skip Hire and Luton Skip hir...

Northern Ireland Water Limited (NIW) have pleaded guilty to two charges of making polluting discharges and have been fined a total of £8,000 plus court costs of £31, at Newt...

South Armagh waste company Transco Waste Limited, and its former director Mr Vivian Devlin, have been fined a total of £6,000 plus £72 court costs at Newry Magistrates Court for unauthorised waste...

OM Tyre Recycling Limited have this month been fined £7,500, in addition to a 12 month conditional discharge, plus £1,764 costs after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing at Newry Crown Court on 2...

Peak Construction (London) Ltd has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £4,629 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching the Work at Height Regulations SI 2005/735 and th...

A company has been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £3,000 in costs for breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, after a worker fell and slid seven...

Guy Fawkes night is a real blast from the past. The smoke from bonfires is reminiscent of times when our homes were heated by wood and coal, while the smoke from fireworks also contains tiny inhala...

Mike Barry, head of sustainable business at UK retailer Marks & Spencer, has accused the coalition Government of creating uncertainty on green measures for business.

He said that recent pol...