The government has announced that there will be a new regeneration programme aimed at helping disadvantaged communities develop more homes, jobs and beautiful areas.
Initially, 20 areas wil...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out plans to reduce the amount of red tape that is contained in EU laws retained by the UK following Brexit.
In accordance with the ...
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has raised concerns about legislation laid before Parliament that change building regulations and planning law.
The committee&rsq...
A new research report from the Imperial College London Energy Futures Lab suggests that the government should focus on heat pump installations instead of hydrogen in the challenge to decarbonise ho...
A construction firm, Exquisite Solutions (Alsager) Limited, and its director Ali Wit Wit, have been prosecuted after they carried out unsafe work on the roof of a multi-storey building in Mancheste...
A team of scientists at Arizona State University have developed technology similar to a 'mechanical tree' that could be built in forests to capture CO2 emissions.
The structures use a comme...
From 6 April 2022, climate-related financial disclosures will have to be made in strategic reports or energy and carbon reports by certain companies.
Since 2015, methods of increasing repor...
A Welsh cake company Memory Lane Cakes was prosecuted by the Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for polluting a local stream with untreated dishwater.
In April 2019 the <...
An employee has been seriously injured after his finger came into contact with a saw blade, leading to a fine for Neil Smith (Export Services) Limited.
In September 2019, an employee was us...
Research conducted by Think tank Centre for Cities, "Cities Outlook 2022",...
According to new data from leading US climate scientists, nearly a quarter of the world's population experienced a record hot year during 2021, as the climate crisis continues to exacerbate tempera...
RTPI Cymru has published a report entitled "Living Locally in Rural Wales" which explores living in rural areas in Wales and what role the planning system can play in supporting sustainable local l...
Business partners Louise Bland and David McNeill from Gateshead have been sentenced following a joint investigation by the Environment Agency and Newcastle City Council into...
The Government has announced plans to reform the waste industry in order to try and tackle illegal waste activity such as fly-tipping and illegal exports of waste.
As part of the reform, th...
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has asked Transport for London what he can "reasonably" do in order to encourage Londoners to move away from driving and instead walk, cycle or use public transport.
