
A Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund worth £7.8 million has been launched for local authorities with the aim of creating more woodland and tree planting in local areas, particularly in winter...

The death of Royal Air Force sergeant, Rachel Fisk, has been given to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to investigate from Thames Valley Police, after the police have c...

A case is being brought to the European Court against the energy charter treaty (ECT), which compensates oil and gas firms.
The claimants are aged 17-31 and want their governments to exit t...

Northern Ireland's first law to tackle climate change has been published after Stormont passed a new, specific Act.

Construction sites across Great Britain are being targeted as part of a month-long respiratory health initiative by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Throughout...

During the second reading of the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill in the House of Commons, Housing Secretary Michael Gove announced that a revised Nati...

In an effort to reduce needless waste, the EU has provisionally agreed that all new portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and portable speakers, must use a USB type-C charger...

£31 million is being invested by the Government to try and reduce industry's reliance on fossil fuels and reduce energy bills.
A total of £5.5 million will be assigned to the ge...

On 1 June 2022, the UK Government published a response to a consultation run in 2020 on a review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls...

Planning permission was granted by an inspector from Chichester District Council after an appeal by the developers and landowners, for a housing development of up to 165 homes within a strategic de...

For the first time, the G7 have announced a goal to predominantly decarbonise electricity supply by 2035.
Climate protection, energy and environment ministers of the G7 nations, which inclu...

Green energy supplier Ecotricity has started the construction of a green gas mill near Reading in Berkshire that will produce gas from grass.
The mill will use a mix of grass and herbs to g...

Southampton firm Caldera have secured a £295,000 grant from the BEIS Industrial Fuel Switching competition for a heat battery project.
They are researching the...

Plastic Water Piping (PWP) Limited have been instructed to donate €1,000 to a charity of the deceased family members' choice and to cover court costs after pleading guilty to three charges in...

A planning application for 332 apartments near the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester has been refused by an inspector over noise concerns.
Accrue (Forum) 1 LLP had submitte...