Step inside Britain’s greenest Victorian house
A pair of Victorian townhouses in Manchester have become the first homes in Europe to achieve the toughest standards set
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Defra must improve environmental monitoring post-Brexit, says audit office
Defra’s methods of measuring its environmental performance need to be improved if its 25-year environmental plan is to be realised,
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Could wireless charging boost EV use?
Groups across the UK are exploring the feasibility of wireless charging as a means of encouraging the country’s drivers to
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Councils should create more allotments to protect bees, says study
Councils can play a bigger role in conserving bees by increasing the number of allotments in towns and cities, according
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Why councils should take a ‘natural capital’ approach to the environment
Phil Jones, member of ADEPT’s Flood and Water Management Group, discusses how local authorities can bring a natural capital approach
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M&S to sell plastic-packaging free fruit and vegetables
Marks & Spencer has started to sell loose fruit and vegetables completely free of plastic packaging, as part of a
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Liverpool crowned the fly-tipping ‘capital’ of England
New research has revealed the scale of fly-tipping in England, with almost 650,000 incidents of fly-tipping recorded in just five
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How one shop in Cumbria is ‘cutting the wrap’ to reduce waste
Paul and Cat Moffat run Cut the Wrap, a zero-waste shop in Ulverston, Cumbria. The shop is still to have
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Clean Air Strategy: progress for wildlife and people on ammonia – the ‘poor cousin’ of air pollution
Twelve nature charities, including Plantlife, RSPB and Friends of the Earth, have welcomed new regulations to cut ammonia emissions announced
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Clean Air Strategy: targets set for households and agriculture, but what about transport?
The government has published its much-delayed Clear Air Strategy, which includes commitments to cut emissions from wood stoves and the
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Government to launch clean air strategy
The Government is to launch a clean air strategy after years of legal battles by campaigners. The environment secretary Michael
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Lithium-ion cheapest way to store electricity ‘by 2050’
Lithium-ion batteries will be the cheapest way to store electricity by 2050, according to a new study. The new research,
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Household recycling changes won’t lead to fly-tipping, says council
Buckinghamshire County Council has agreed to controversial changes in its household recycling centre service including charging for the disposal of
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More delays for Spurs’ new stadium as community seek fresh concessions on waste
Tottenham Hotspur has announced their new stadium will now not be ready until mid-March at the earliest, causing further uncertainty
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Interview: Dr Paul Warde, author of The Environment: a History of the Idea
Dr Paul Warde is a lecturer in environmental history at the University of Cambridge. He co-authors a new book called
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Millions could miss out on benefits of electric vehicles
Millions of people could miss out on the environmental and financial benefits of electric vehicles (EVs), according to a new
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Hull’s £42m tidal flood scheme approved
Hull’s £42m scheme of improvements to protect the city from tidal flooding has been given planning approval by the government.
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Volkswagen launch energy company
Carmaker Volkswagen is setting up their own energy company called Elli. The subsidiary, which will be based in Berlin, will offer
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Swindon could get ‘all plastic’ recycling facility
An Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility (aPRF), which can recycle all types of plastic, could get the go-ahead in Swindon. Recycling
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Greengrocer Oliver Kay to compost and cut down on food waste
North West-based greengrocers Oliver Kay has announced they will be composting their food waste as well as moving to compostable
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