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EPA looks to address Ireland's drinking water supplies

Released on 14 December 2021, the EPA Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies Report 2020 has shown that the quality of drinking water found in public supplies remains hig...

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Calls for NPPF to mandate sustainable transport requirement

The Research and Policy Organisation, Transport for New Homes, has published a new report, 'Building Car Dependency', that recommends that new homes should only be built around sustainable transpor...

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How to gift sustainably this Valentine's Day

As it is Valentine's day on Monday we thought we would look at some sustainable gift ideas for those doing some last minute shopping this weekend.

Whether it is for your other half, friends...

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Break through in fusion energy

Huge steps have been made in finding a new energy source, after scientists have set a new record for the amount of energy released in a sustained fusion reaction.

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Recycling company prosecuted after employee injured

Recycling company, PG Skips Limited of The Lowe, Wem, Shropshire, has been prosecuted following an employee sustaining injuries.

On 9 October 2017, an 18 year old employee of the company wa...

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Farmer sentenced following fatal cattle attack

A farmer, Christopher Paul Sharpe, and partner in J H Sharp and Son, has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a member of the public was fatally at...

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HSE and DEFRA want to determine suppliers and retailers supply chain communications about SVHCs in a survey

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) opened up a set of surveys in relation to th...

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Severe bleaching to hit all coral when global heating hits 1.5C

According to a new study of the world's reefs, once global heating reaches 1.5C, almost no corals on the planet will escape severe bleaching.

The research suggests that the reefs in areas t...

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Millions of trees planted next to rivers with hopes to save wild salmon

In order to protect salmon from the worst effects of climate heating, millions of trees are being planted beside Scotland's most remote rivers. 

F...

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Flowers arrive ahead of time as climate heats up

A study has found that as the climate heats up, plants are flowering a month earlier in the UK.

Researchers in the study examined 420,000 recorded date...

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Analysis finds England’s poor urban areas have fewest protected green spaces

A first of it's kind analysis has found that despite the fact they are needed there the most, poorer urban areas in England are the least likely to have protected local green spaces. 

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British farmers told to cut meat and dairy output by a third

The Land of Plenty report published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), acts as a blueprint for how the agriculture and land-use sectors can help fight climate change.

WWF has said des...

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"Point of no return" for extreme heat in oceans passed in 2014

According to research, 2014 marked the “point of no return” for extreme heat in the world's oceans, and has now become the new normal level. 

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UK government is failing to cut greenhouse gas emissions from heating

A cross-party committee of MPs has warned the UK government that the current policies and lack of clear plans to end reliance on gas to address the issue of rising energy prices and the commitment...

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HSE issues safety notice for offshore crane boom hoist rope

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a safety notice for offshore crane boom hoist ropes following two separate incidents that resulted in the failure of a cran...

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