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Field of Drains

Farmers bogged down in soggy weather have been warned to guard against the possibility of fatalities as they harvest in the worst conditions for years. Rural insurer NFU Mutual has called on farmer...

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New office for the HSE NI

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) has established its first premises based outside of Belfast with the opening of a new office in Omagh's Gortrus...

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Buncefield fired up for re-opening

Fuel will once again be running through the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire after works begin to restore pipe work on the site in August 2007. The site was virtually destroyed by an explosion...

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Cardboard and maggots and cheap lousy carrots

A London waste company has this month been fined a total of £43,000 after attempting to illegally export maggot-infested household waste to India. Community Waste Ltd of Earls Court pleaded guilty...

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Rubber company offered no protection

Two company directors from a rubber recycling company have been fined for illegally storing tyres without a waste management license. The men from Southern Rubber Products were fined a total of £4...

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Third spill in the Forth

A company blamed for an oil spill in the Firth of Forth has promised to do everything they can to prevent it from happening again. Petrochemical firm Ineos in Grangemouth was served with an enforce...

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No trust for salvage operation

Salvors are continuing efforts to break up the stricken container ship MSC Napoli off Branscombe in east Devon. The ship which was carrying 2,300 containers was originally grounded in January 2007...

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Ruling a waste of time for the Agency

The Environment Agency has said it welcomes a Court of Appeal ruling this month, because it has cleared up confusion over the definition of waste oil. The Agency will now ha...

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WEEE trickles into force

The remainder of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations SI 2006/3289 came fully into force this month, with the distributor take-back obligations applying...

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REACH out! Again.

Europe's flagship legislation on chemical safety finally came into force on 1 June 2007 after over four years in development. EC Regulation 1907/2006, on the Registration, E...

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Pressure on EU over barometer ban

Euro MPs have signalled the end of traditional barometers, in a move to ban the sale of products containing mercury across the EU. The Parliament's environment committee this month rejected a bid t...

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WRAP it up!

The Environment Agency and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have this month announced that five waste streams have been selected for review in the second year...

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Spillage mess at Bo'ness

Members of the public have been warned to stay away from a four mile stretch of shoreline near Grangemouth following an oil spill in the Forth Estuary. Reports of spill residue being washed up at B...

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Green laws for Assembly

The Welsh Assembly Government is to request new powers from Parliament in a bid to help the environment. Recent provisions mean the Assembly can requ...

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New watchdog to guard the environment

An independent watchdog to protect the environment in Northern Ireland should be set up, a high-level review has suggested. The landmark recommendation is contained in a report published by a Gover...

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