On 1 July 2022, a new set of amending Regulations came into force which expand the list of "medical professionals" who can sign statements - so-called "fit notes" for the purposes of Statutory Sick...
In what is being described as a landmark ruling, the US Supreme Court has voted to limit the powers that President Biden and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have to reduce greenhouse g...
Back in November 2021, the Environment Act 2021 formally established the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP). The OEP i...
The UK’s first and largest industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant has been opened by Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE) in Northwich.
Their site manufactures pharmaceutical grade so...
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have published their annual report for the 2021 period.
Their report details the scope of work they undertook during the...
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) have warned of major failures in the government's delivery of their own plans to meet climate targets which mean they won't be able to del...
In June 2018, an application was submitted by INEOS Upstream Ltd to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council for planning permission for a new well site for shale gas exploration. The Council rejecte...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have said that Annex 8 to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) of Substances and Mixtures Regul...
Dairy Crest Limited has been fined £1.5 million for environmental offences, receiving the largest ever fine for an Environment Agency conviction in the South West...
The death of Royal Air Force sergeant, Rachel Fisk, has been given to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to investigate from Thames Valley Police, after the police have c...
A case is being brought to the European Court against the energy charter treaty (ECT), which compensates oil and gas firms.
The claimants are aged 17-31 and want their governments to exit t...
A Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund worth £7.8 million has been launched for local authorities with the aim of creating more woodland and tree planting in local areas, particularly in winter...
Northern Ireland's first law to tackle climate change has been published after Stormont passed a new, specific Act.
Construction sites across Great Britain are being targeted as part of a month-long respiratory health initiative by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Throughout...
During the second reading of the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill in the House of Commons, Housing Secretary Michael Gove announced that a revised Nati...
