On Wednesday 30 September, HydroFLEX, the first-ever UK hydrogen-powered train ran on the UK mainline in its first trial journey.
These trials see the cumulation of nearly two years of deve...
The UK's first fully-electric emergency ambulance has been unveiled by West Midlands Ambulance Service. The e-ambulance was developed with vehicle conversion specialist VCS and uses zero-emiss...
A pilot project carried out by the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) enforcement authorities found that 23% of the products imported to the EU and checked do not meet the r...
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced that they have extended the Climate Change Agreement Scheme for a further two years, un...
The UK will begin to implement the Circular Economy Package (CEP) on 1 October 2020.
Amendments contained in the Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations SI 2020...
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are currently consulting on proposed updates to the ecodesign and energy labelling...
An appeal was dismissed in the case of Gathercole v Suffolk CC.
The appeal was against a decision to grant planning permission for a primary school, with the argument that a council had fai...
A director of an illegal waste company, Barry Connally, has been ordered to pay back over £179,000 that he obtained through proceeds of crime from his unlawful operations.
Connal...
ENGIE, energy & regeneration company, plan to deliver 237 energy efficient homes by converting council-owned brownfield land in Rotherham.
The land for development has...
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, among other world leaders, is committing to clamp down on pollution, eliminate plastic waste in the oceans and introduce sustainable economic systems to ha...
On 5 October 2020, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) begins an inspection initiative targeted at construction firms to check measures are in place to prevent respiratory...
EDF, in a joint venture with Padero Solar, plan to build a large solar farm with battery storage near Chelmsford in Essex. The project, once completed, would be capable of generating elec...
A farmer has been fined €1,500 and prosecution costs of €1,500 under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations SI 291/2013 after an ac...
In August the Government published proposals for a new, faster, simpler, planning system which will require local authorities to introduce their own local design codes.
This will enhance th...
Leadec Limited, a company specialising in industrial services, has been fined after an employee suffered a fatal injury when cleaning wastewater pipes.
On 18 June 2017 a Leadec&nb...
