The dirty waters of Loch Lomond are to be improved by a major investment in water quality. Scottish Water has announced they plan to spend around £2 million in reducing pollution along a key stret...
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) is investigating an accident at a recycling centre near Enniskillen in which a man was fatally injured.
The death of a Dromore man would not have occurred if the handbrake on a forklift truck reported for repair had been adjusted to the minimum specification, Omagh Coroner's Court heard this month....
An open farm outside Belfast was closed this month amid concerns over an E.coli infection.
Five people who tested positive for the infection had recently visited the Streamvale farm. The fa...
Children as young as four across Northern Ireland are attending nursery schools containing potentially harmful asbestos. There are currently 65 primary schools, including nurseries, which have eit...
Just over a year ago on 30 April 2007, Northern Ireland followed Scotland and Wales in going smoke-free in all enclosed public places, including pubs, restaurants and workplaces. England followed...
A report entitled, 'Our Environment, Our Heritage, Our Future', which brings together for the first time detailed information on Northern Ireland's environment has been published. Various Governme...
Sixmilewater River and its feeder systems have been polluted almost 300 times since 2003, according to figures released this month by Environment Minister Arlene Foster. However, only six fines am...
Anyone who puts the wrong materials in their recycling bins could be fined £100 as of 7 April 2008, through provisions introduced by the Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order
Northern Ireland Water has announced a £3 million investment programme to upgrade the existing Wastewater Treatment Works in Draperstown.
It is expected to deliver reduced odour and noise le...
There have been a number of successful prosecutions this month for breaches of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order SI 1997/2778.
In the first cas...
A consultation on draft Regulations and guidance which will implement Directive 2004/35/EC, on environmental liability, in England and Wales, has been la...
The next deadline for compliance with the Water Environment (Oil Storage) (Scotland) Regulations SSI 2006/133 is fast approaching. From 1 April 2008, oil tanks installed in...
A broken pump at the Seafield wastewater treatment plant has again led to sewage being pumped into the Forth, almost a year after a massive spill at the plant. It emerged this month that a pump ha...
A £13 million waste recycling and treatment centre is gearing up to begin processing Merseyside's rubbish. The facility in Huyton, which uses heat to convert organic household waste into renewable...
