Regeneration is like managing woodland: it requires a long-term view
Urban areas are ecological systems, similar to a managed woodland. A successful city has multiple, thriving and symbiotic areas, providing
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Air quality regulations ‘at risk’ from Brexit
A group of environmental organisations has warned about the risks Brexit could cause to air quality and hazardous chemical regulations.
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Shining a light on setting up a solar farm
As the first local authority-backed solar farm to qualify for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) funding mechanism, Cambridgeshire County Council’s
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Home is where the smart is
First there were smartphones, then there were smart television sets and now everyone is talking about smart homes. It might
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Veolia offers hope in the war against coffee cups
The waste management firm Veolia is rolling out a new nationwide recycling solution for takeaway coffee cups. The service will
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Oxford City Council demands action on clean air
Oxford City Council has called for more powers to tackle air pollution, as campaigners hold the UK’s first National Clean
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Sadiq’s most important strategy as mayor
Sadiq Khan’s greatest direct influence as Mayor of London is over transport. It touches everyone who lives in and visits
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On the buses
It’s not just cars and lorries that are going electric in a bid to reduce carbon emissions and costs, public
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Water firm’s wildlife centre to open its doors
Yorkshire Water’s new wildlife viewing centre at Tophill Low, near Driffield, will officially open this weekend. The centre, which was
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Supporting diversification from oil and gas to renewables
The main objective of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has always been to develop and build a sustainable local renewables
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Let’s turn down the volume to hear the climate change debate clearly
My mother use to say to us kids: stop shouting, I can’t hear you. I thought of that the other
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Plastic waste: pushing the pledge to refill
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at FRANK Water. We have stopped selling our Devon spring water in
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Can PAS 402 help reduce waste in building projects?
Paul Cox of skip hire provider Reconomy explains how construction firms and local councils can improve their waste management on
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What happened to the UK’s environment plan?
As our politicians ready themselves for a general election with new manifestos for a better future, what does this mean
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Art’s role in promoting sustainability
Sometimes it’s easy when you’re an operations person to get lost in the technical details of a project. To become
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Rethinking waste crime
A new report has highlighted how our flawed approach to tackling waste crime is costing hundreds of millions of pounds
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Thugs, knotweed and nuisance
A recent court case involving Network Rail highlights why it’s vital to minimise the impact of Japanese knotweed on neighbouring
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Which new low-carbon technologies can be developed and commercialised quickly?
A new study provides clues as to which innovative low-carbon technologies will successfully get onto the market quickly. The findings
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Air pollution and why we need more than marginal change
In the battle for headlines and public opinion, we can’t lose sight of the very real need to change the
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The energy efficiency project that delivers more than warmer homes
Groundwork Bolton, Bury, Oldham and Rochdale launched the Energyworks programme just over three years ago to respond to the needs
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