A Worcestershire waste director and firm have been told to pay almost £110,000 for what was described as a "flagrant breach" of waste...
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ILO adopts new Global Framework on Chemicals
The International Labour Organization (ILO) attended and organised the participation of tripartite constituents in the fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management in Bonn...
Fine for man using residential address for storage
A man has been found guilty for breaching a planning enforcement notice.
The man failed to attend court on 23 October to face three charges of failings to comply with an enforcement notice...
DEFRA confirms initial list of irreplaceable habitats for BNG purposes
Ahead of mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG), the Land Use Policy Team of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are confir...
Appeal of lenient penalty for care home where resident died allowed
In HM Advocate v Tigh-Na-Muirn Ltd, the Crown appealed an unduly lenient sheriff's imposition of a £30,000 financial penalty, which was then discounted by one third to 20,000, follow...
Appeal of excessive emissions penalty by airline operator dismissed
In ABX Air Inc v Environment Agency, an aircraft operator (ABX) appealed against an excessive emissions penalty of £382,900 imposed by the respondent Environment...
UK government is consulting on scope 3 emissions reporting
On 19 October 2023, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published a consultation which aims to collect views on the reviews of the greenhouse gas reporti...
Brothers ordered to clear illegal scrap site
Two former directors of a Teesside company have been ordered by the Teesside Crown Court to clear their illegal scrap site, which was housing hundreds of vehicles. Both men, of Phoenix Sidings in S...
Today is National Stress Awareness Day!
Today (1 November) is International Stress Awareness Week, which was set up by the International Stress Management Association to campaign against the stigma associated with stress and mental healt...
Government urged to revise draft National Policy Statement
The UK government is facing calls to revise parts of the draft revised National Networks National Policy Statement (NNNPS) that determines the compatibility of large new projects with net zero laws...
Recycling company fined £260,000 after worker suffers crush injuries
A London waste and recycling company, Cappagh Public Works Limited, was fined after an employee sustained severe crush injuries during maintenance work on a waste sorting machine.
On 11 Sep...
Three companies fined £420,000 after roof tile fractures child's skull
Three construction companies have been fined a total of £420,000, excluding costs, for failings that led to an accident where a three-year-old child suffered a fractured skull from a fallen s...
Climate campaigner given chance to appeal Norfolk A47
Dr. Andrew Boswell has won the right to appeal against government planning permission for improvements to the A47 in Norfolk.
This was the second attempt to appeal the legality of the works...
Move to clean energy is unstoppable, say IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report - World Energy Outlook 2023 - which is an in-depth analysis of every aspect of the global energy system. The newest report looks at how...
Gove sets out expectations for planning ahead of system reforms
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written to local authorities setting out key expectations and intentions prior to reforming the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)....
