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Record fine for Anglian Water

Anglian Water have been fined £2.65 million after pleading guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court to allowing millions of litres of untreated sewage to overflow into the North Sea.

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UK's investment in green energy falls 10% in 2022

Research carried out by the House of Commons library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, has shown that the UK's investment in clean energy has slowed over the 2021-2022 period, falling 10% fro...

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University of Nottingham is developing a £2m smart energy grid project

The Faculty of Engineering at University of Nottingham have received £2m of funding from Research England through the UKRPIF: Net Zero pilot initiative, to develop a smart energy grid project...

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£300m investment to transform Scottish port into renewables hub

A US company, Quantum Energy, has committed to invest £300m to transform a Scottish port in the Highlands, placed between Inverness and Nairn, into a major green energy transition facility.</...

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Two construction companies sentenced by HSE

Two separate construction companies have been sentenced by the Health and Safety Executive after a man was struck by a 124kg panel and spent almost two weeks in hospital.

The worker suffere...

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Fresh blow to Retained EU Law Bill

The UK government is set for another U-turn, this time over the controversial Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022, which aimed to remove all Retained EU legisl...

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£38 million donation helps to restore habitats

After a £38 million donation from Aviva, Wildlife Trusts has said it will begin to restore rainforest habitat on the Isle of Man and North Wales.

The donation is part of a larger &pou...

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Houses to be built on Bristol zoo gardens

Councillors in Bristol have approved plans to build 200 homes on Bristol zoo gardens to the horror of local campaigners.

The decision was made with the reasoning that building the homes wou...

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Permission given for 53 storey building in Birmingham

Birmingham Council have given permission for what would be Birmingham's tallest building, even requiring aviation lighting to warn planes.

The approval has been under consultation for seven...

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South West Water fined £2.1m for water pollution

South West Water (SWW) has been fined £2.1m for a series of environmental offences that took place over four years and resulted in environmental damage and pollution of rivers and a lake acro...

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Manchester firefighters to take part in cancer monitoring

Life-saving firefighter cancer monitoring is to be launched as part of a UK-wide research project commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).

The testing is being carried out this week i...

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Government fails to support Sewage Bill

Conservative MPs have voted down the Water Quality (Sewage Discharge) Bill sponsored by Labour MP and Shadow Environment Secretary, Jim McMahon.

The Bill co...

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Landowner sentenced to prison for destruction of River Lugg

A Herefordshire landowner has been sentenced over the destruction of 1,5 km section of the protected River Lugg in Kingsland in 2020, which resulted in loss of many wildlife habitats. The river is...

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"Frightening" record breaking heat and drought in Europe last year

According to a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the climate crisis had "frightening" impacts in Europe last year, with...

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Swissport Ireland fined after fatal accident

Swissport Ireland Limited have been fined after health and safety failings which led to the death of an employee.

The employee fell from height on 25 November 2018 while carrying out cargo...

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