An inquest into the death of a 59-year old man who was crushed between a forklift truck and a printing machine at a County Armagh factory has heard that the vehicle may have had problems. At the op...
A £30,000 fine was imposed this month on the Office of the Northern Ireland Chief Constable over the crushing to death of a man between police station gates. As we reported in the March 2007...
With the Summer almost upon us and the school holidays fast approaching it is possible that many young people in Northern Ireland will be involved in the day to day working of a farm. As a result,...
Since it became illegal to smoke in enclosed public places in Northern Ireland on 30 April 2007, councils have reported near total compliance among businesses. Staff from the 26 district councils h...
Environment Secretary David Miliband published a new strategy for cutting waste on 24 May 2007, and stated that everyone, including businesses, individuals, local authorities
In other waste news, the Environment Agency has published guidance on the new rules for agricultural waste, which provide practical advice for farmers on how they can comply...
It has emerged this month that the company which runs a plant at the centre of a sewage spill on the Firth of Forth has been involved in a string of previous incidents. Data from the
A packaging manufacturer has been fined a total of £52,278 for failing to contribute towards UK packaging recovery and recycling over a period of eight years. Avalon Packaging Ltd, which operates f...
An environmental study has shown that toxic components from up to 1.3 million cars scrapped in Britain were being dumped illegally. Airbags filled with carcinogens and hazardous waste such as mercu...
Details of a planned £50 million plant to turn cooking oil from fast food giants such as McDonalds and Burger King into energy and bio-diesel, have been revealed. Agri-Energy said the plant in Milf...
The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (DoE NI) has been challenged to state just how many parts of Northern Ireland are at risk from sewage pollution. It wa...
In yet more sewage news, the newly formed Northern Ireland Water Ltd has already come under fire over raw sewage flowing into Larne Lough, an internationally protected haven...
Omagh District Council has been fined a paltry £6,000, after pleading guilty on four counts relating to the illegal dumping of controlled waste at an area of land adjacent to the council owned play...
Around 8,000 litres of red diesel has been spilled into a County Londonderry lake, prompting fears of an environmental disaster. A specialist clean-up company is currently working to stem the flow...
New Environment Minister Arlene Foster has stated this month that she is committed to leading the way in the battle to offset the Northern Ireland Government's carbon footprint. Speaking as environ...
