The Government has breached its own legislation, after missing a deadline to introduce new legally binding targets for air quality, water health, nature, and waste management set under the "World-l...
Thinktank Green Alliance have claimed that the UK could cut methane emissions by more than 40% by 2030 if the government adopted appropriate measures.
The government has made pledges i...
Plastic pollution is becoming a major environmental issue. The prevalence of plastic waste in oceans, freshwater and on land is a concern. Considering that recent research has found microplastics p...
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have launched a new energy plan to help people "take control of energy use this winter".
The Home Energy Plan aims...
Guy Fawkes' Night is a night enjoyed by many, but the night can be hazardous both from a safety and environmental perspective.
Fireworks and the environment
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Following an appeal, a large-scale development in Bolton has been approved despite the fact that it could harm the green belt.
Peel L&P Investments (North) Limited was given approval in...
On 26 October 2022, the European Commission produced a proposal for stricter rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollution, as well as, to implement extra measures...
Some of the environment sector has reacted with concern and surprise that new prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Thérèse Coffey as environment secretary.
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A male employee of a cleaning company died following an accident in January 2018 at Pan Glo (UK) Ltd in Lancashire, which led Preston Magistrates' Court to fine the company £200,000 and to or...
Civil engineering firm Denis Moriarty The Kerries Limited has been fined €220,000, following a guilty plea to breaches of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the Water Quality in...
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully led a prosecution against self-employed construction contractor, Jerome McCaffery.
The...
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is reminding farmers to follow the slurry mixing code to stay safe, as the closed period for slurry spreading be...
Today (18 October) is World Menopause Day, which is designated by the International Menopause Society (IMS) to raise awareness of the menopause and to support options to improve health and well-bei...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has started a targeted winter campaign of inspections across the waste and recycling sector.
The campaign on the "high-risk sec...
