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The government’s route map for the transition to a future of zero emission shipping.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
This strategy sets out our plans for dealing with all sources of air pollution, making our air healthier to breathe, protecting nature and boosting the economy.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
A summary of the progress we made in tackling one of the world's most complex decommissioning challenges in 2021/22
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Provides guidance on how planning can take account of the impact of new development on air quality.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution
Closed: the FCDO invited not-for-profit organisations to submit a pre-qualification assessment by 20 March 2023 for a new 3-year programme, the 'CLimate, Environment And Nature' (CLEAN) Helpdesk.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Permits for installations, medium combustion plant, specified generator, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
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