30 Aug 2017
Government Keeps Flawed Environmental Justice Report Quiet
This must be a record for a non-consultation open and now apparently closed in 14 days. Clearly Defra don’t quite get the spirit of the Aarhus Convention. Government Keeps Flawed Environmental Justice Report Quiet By Kyla Mandel • Friday, August 25, 2017 – 03:04 DESMOG ‘A report on access to environmental justice has been quietly published by the Department […]
30 Aug 2017
EC highlights gaps in how UK implements environmental law
Click here to read the EU Environmental Implementation Review Country Report on the United Kingdom in full Click here to read the EU Environmental Implementation Review Country Report on 28 Member States in full The report on the UK is one of 28 country reports on Member States published as part of the European Commission’s Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), a […]
30 Aug 2017
CSR Reporting: Ford make major reductions to water use
Ford, one of the world’s biggest automakers, is on track to hit its carbon reduction targets this year, way ahead of its 2025 deadline. According to its 2016 sustainability report, released on Friday, the carmaker has cut carbon emissions per vehicle produced by 29.6 per cent since 2010, putting it within touching distance of its 30 […]
30 Aug 2017
Environment Agency to tackle decline in salmon population
The Environment Agency is calling on anglers and netsmen to have their say on potential salmon rod and net limitations through an initial consultation launched on Thursday 24 August 2017. The consultation aims to understand how the Environment Agency can better manage salmon fishing in England and the Border Esk in order to reduce the […]
29 Aug 2017
Mystery remains over chemical haze that hit East Sussex coast
Apparently the second time this has happened; a salutatory lesson for those in charge of emergency response at the coast. The Guardian: The chemical cloud that left beachgoers on the East Sussex coastline with stinging eyes, sore throats and even vomiting on Sunday remains a mystery, with officials saying it is unclear what caused the […]
29 Aug 2017
Defra launch new fund to reduce litter through innovative projects
Local communities urged to get ‘smart’ on tackling litter with launch of the new Government Litter Innovation Fund. Almost £500,000 will be awarded to community projects to tackle the blight of littering, Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey announced today. The money will support the development of new innovation and approaches for tackling litter, from behavioural research for […]
29 Aug 2017
Dynamic Coast: Scotland’s National Coastal Change Assessment
Nearly a fifth of Scotland’s coastline is at risk of erosion, threatening some of the country’s most prized land and infrastructure within the next 30 years. The potentially devastating effects of climate change and coastal erosion came to light after experts from the Scottish Government, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the University of Glasgow studied […]
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