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In a letter in response to one previously sent by the Secretary of State requesting advice, the Committee on Climate Change has said the UK&…
Extreme rainfall in Pakistan and high temperatures in Russia have recently raised questions about how much climate change could be to blame.
The UK’s gas storage capacity is set to rise by 15% after the Government today gave the go ahead, following a public inquiry, for WINGAS Storage…
Councils across England brought nearly 2,500 prosecutions for fly-tipping in 2009-10, an increase of more than twenty per cent on the previous 12 months.
Members of the public can have their say on how the country’s water supplies are managed in the future.
The Government of Iceland sent a formal letter (demarche) to the UK outlining its position.
The UK will meet the 2010 Landfill Diversion Target to reduce biodegradable municipal waste to landfill.
The vital role of capital markets in tackling climate change has been ignored for too long, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will say today…
Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) has been detected in a horse in Northumberland following importation from the Netherlands, Defra confirmed today.
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today gave her support to Thames Water's plans for a tunnel to reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the River Thames.
Draft regulations have been published by the Government, paving the way for privately-owned sewers to be transferred to water and sewerage companies.
Environment Minister Richard Benyon will see first-hand how coastal erosion is changing the shape of eastern England's coastline during a visit to East Anglia today.
Thriving, innovating and high growth low carbon businesses will be the hallmark of a globally competitive, twenty-first century economy. That…
The Government today set out how it will license the storage of carbon dioxide under the sea bed, following responses to its recent consultation…
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The UK Government is taking the actions of Iceland and the Faroes very seriously.
Members of the fruit and vegetable industry have presented ideas for increasing production and consumption of fruit and vegetables in England.
Michael Moore comments on the Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise - New report on impact of offshore wind on the Scottish economy
A report from Natural England has predicted that changes to the climate in the high fells could alter the landscape as we see it today.
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