Environment

Waste and recycling charges on the way, say local councillors

A majority of local councillors believe waste and recycling charges will have to be introduced to meet proposed standardised collections.

2 years 1 month ago
Planning a net gain for biodiversity

Developers and planners need to work together to address the biodiversity challenge.

2 years 1 month ago
Find out more about Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Plan

A chance to engage with Transport for Greater Manchester on its clean air plans.

2 years 2 months ago
Government announces plans for "green industrial revolution"

Prime minister outlines ten-point plan to speed up the greening of Britain.

2 years 4 months ago
Joe Biden US election win provides boost for Paris Agreement

Joe Biden’s US presidential election victory is a boost to the Paris Agreement on climate change.

2 years 4 months ago
Encouraging alternative fuels could save more than 1,250 lives a year

Switch vehicles and machinery to less polluting alternatives using LPG and HVO, says new report.

2 years 5 months ago
Network Rail publishes Environmental Sustainability Strategy

Network Rail describes strategy as a key ambition for rail to be the cleanest, greenest form of mass transport.

2 years 5 months ago
Water companies challenged to improve environmental performance

Environment minister challenges water companies to improve performance on environment, leakage and protecting supplies.

2 years 6 months ago
A green recovery means ditching our obsession with cheapness

Post-Covid there is an opportunity to shift towards value-based decisions to ensure a better future for construction, society and the environment.

2 years 8 months ago
Don't forget the environment in the rush for recovery

Ministers are desperate to see ‘shovel-ready’ projects moving - but they need to be 'shovel-worthy’ too.

2 years 8 months ago