The much anticipated Water Environment (Oil Storage) (Scotland) Regulations SSI 2006/133 were published on 10 March and came into force on 1 April 2006. Their aim is to requ...
Britain's role as a leader in the fight against climate change has suffered a devastating blow with the Government forced to admit that they will fail to meet a key target to cut greenhouse gas pol...
In his first major speech as new leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell claimed his party must embrace stringent green taxes and urged them to "think afresh". He signalled his suppor...
A Leicestershire man who threw junk mail in a litter bin on his way to work and received a £50 fixed penalty notice from his local council for "dumping domestic refuse", has had the offence overtur...
Plans to create England's largest wind farm in Cumbria have been rejected by the Government. The £55 million development would have seen 27 turbines, each 377 feet tall, erected at Whinash near Ken...
A new UK £350k electronic system to handle and distribute information and data on packaging waste is being developed by the Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP). The National Packaging Waste Datab...
The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) has launched a new waste management strategy for Northern Ireland entitled "Towards Resource Management". This aims to set out pla...
A World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report has predicted that the number of winter storms in the UK could rise by up to 25% over a 30 year period, if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced. As a result,...
Secretary of State Peter Hain has revealed proposals to put the power of cleaner and greener energy into the hands of the people of Northern Ireland. A £59 million Environme...
Environmentalists have this month taken the Government to court over their policy which has resulted in tonnes of raw and poorly treated sewerage being dumped in Northern Ireland's seas, rivers and...
The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) has published a new report on it's proposals for monitoring the aquatic environment and meeting the monitoring requirements of the...
On Sunday 26 March, it officially became illegal to smoke in enclosed public places in Scotland, as a result of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005. The...
The revised Construction (Design and Management) Regulations have been delayed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) until Spring 2007, instead of the previously intended...
The Trades Union Congress and hearing charity the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, have warned employers and employees that they may need to make significant changes to their workplaces and s...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a safety alert to the waste and recycling industry following nine reported fatalities in eight weeks between December 2005...
