Householders are to be offered long-term loans to help make their homes more energy efficient under a new Government scheme.
A man from Doncaster has been fined a massive £250,000 and costs of £13,575.35 after he pleaded guilty of breaching an enforcement notice, issued by Doncaster Council, on five occasions.
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In the wake of the snowy conditions up and down the country, the Environment Agency have suggested that people should build snowmen to prevent flooding when everything start...
Following UN talks in Geneva, more than 140 countries have agreed on legally binding measures which aim to reduce mercury pollution.
Mercury can be released into the environment through a n...
The manager of Gleision Colliery in South Wales has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter following the deaths of four miners in September 2011.
MNS Mining, the company which owns...
According to a UK-based report, as much as half of the world's food, around two billion tonnes worth, is being wasted.
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the waste was being cause...
According to a recent study, the UK's construction industry will not recover from the recession easily. In fact, it is believed that the industry will only return to its pre-recession peak level of...
According to new research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, soot, or black carbon, is making a much larger contribution to climate change than previously thought; so-muc...
In a recently study it was found that Welsh badgers are surreptitiously being killed by farmers who fear the spread of TB to their cattle.
Researchers toured agricultural shows and markets...
The National Trust are currently pursuing a judicial review against the decision to build a golf course near to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Environment Minist...
2012 was a very bad year for weather, beginning in complete contrast to the end, with the first half seeing drought and the latter seeing extreme flooding. Flooding has been frequent and devastatin...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a consultation setting out proposals for a National Local Authority Enforcement Code.
The Code has been developed in...
Michael Compton, a parish councillor in Blunsdon, Swindon, has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £1,840 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulati...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) have produced a consultative document on a pr...
During a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation relating to a separate issue, serious issues were uncovered with the construction and maintenance of the electrical...
