Climate change solutions stifled by silo policymaking, report finds
‘Silo thinking’ among public sector bodies has been blamed by international experts as one of the key obstacles to tackling
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Review: Eden 2.0 – Climate Change & the Search for a 21st Century Myth
On the back of #Brexit (anything trending has a hashtag, right?) and the spurious claims, counter-claims, slogans, straplines and mistruths,
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Councils must ‘work together’ to tackle threat of flooding, Environment Agency urges
More than five million properties in England are at risk from flooding, according to the chief executive of the Environment
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Cambridge’s water recycling centre looks to the future
The recent £21m upgrade to Anglian Water’s water recycling centre in Cambridge not only future-proofed the site to serve residents
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How Blackpool turned the tide on cleaner water
Blackpool won its first Blue Flag in May and is now vying to secure the same status for the rest
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Creating a new generation of young green leaders
The benefits that high quality, accessible green infrastructure brings to local communities have been well proven. Green spaces provide neighbourhoods
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Councils call for devolved flood funding following MPs’ report
Town hall leaders have called for flood funding to be made more transparent and devolved to local level, following a
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Forty years of investment has improved Europe’s bathing water
The annual bathing water report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Commission assesses bathing water quality in
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Blackpool secures its first Blue Flag
A beach in Blackpool has been ranked among some of the best in the world after being awarded its first
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We must collaborate to ensure the environment doesn’t become an afterthought
Cutbacks across local government have put environmental services under pressure when they are needed most. That’s why collaboration is the
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Q&A: John Blackledge, Blackpool Council
Had he not been born at the same time as a golden generation of British middle distance runners, John Blackledge
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