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Final 12 month checks have been carried out by the Coal Authority on a new pipeline that keeps river free from polluted mine water.
UK to lead the world in development of sustainable packaging thanks to new government funding.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The importance of soil health for both productive farming and a healthy environment has been brought home today on World Soil Day (5 December).
Letter from Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to Lynx UK Trust about lynx reintroduction in Kielder Forest, Northumberland.
David Peattie, CEO of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, has today announced that Lawrie Haynes has been appointed Chair Designate of the NDA subsidiary, Magnox Ltd.
The government is consulting on mandating biodiversity net gain in development to ensure habitats are protected and enhanced for the future.
The UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, visited Kenya from 26 to 27 November 2018.
Forestry Minister David Rutley has planted the first government-funded tree of the Northern Forest.
Defra joins forces with Keep Britain Tidy to launch the ‘Keep it, Bin it’ campaign
As Storm Diana hits Britain, the Environment Agency and National Fire Chiefs Council are urging the public to avoid life-endangering risks such as driving through flood water, taking ‘storm selfies’ and wave watching, which …
The Environment Agency and British Red Cross research shows that young people most at risk in a flood
In a first for the UK nuclear industry, Magnox has announced that Bradwell Site, in Essex, has entered a safe state known as ‘care and maintenance’.
The Environment Agency has issued new modern permits to Angus Energy plc for production at its Brockham site in Surrey.
Secretary of State Michael Gove has met with allergen groups and retailers to discuss proposed changes in the law around allergen labelling.
The UK’s first carbon capture, usage and storage project could could be operational from the mid 2020s under a government action plan unveiled today.
For badgers living in undergrowth near the M6 in Coventry it was a case of location, location, location when we started work on a major motorway upgrade.
The Foreign Office Minister of State Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has announced a 97% drop in single-use plastics being used by Foreign Office staff in the UK.
The winner of the 'Celebrating Our Oaks' category of the International Garden Photographer of the Year in partnership with Action Oak announced
The government is stepping up its fight against rogue ‘man-with-a-van’ waste carriers who fly-tip.
LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) Stand proves popular with potential new recruits.
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