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Rogue waste operator costs council £20,000 in clean up

A Dorset-based man has been given a suspended prison sentence and a £20,000 fine for ...

Energy

Scots offshore wind ‘pretty much dead’, former minister claims

A former energy minister has claimed ‘offshore wind in Scotland is pretty much dead’ after ...

Energy Highways Transport Transport & Highways

Infrastructure ‘still faces flood risk’

Britain’s roads, bridges, railways, hospitals, electricity, gas, water and internet remain at risk from floods, ...

Energy Pollution Transport Transport & Highways

Correlation between fracking and asthma attacks, study finds

Asthma sufferers who live near natural gas wells operated by the fracking industry are more ...

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Farming and forestry can deliver food security, says UN

Improving co-operation between nations’ farming and forestry sectors will help reduce deforestation and improve food ...

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Scientists warn of ‘unsafe’ decline in biodiversity

An international team of scientists has issued a warning that biodiversity is dropping below safe ...

Energy

Government axes climate department

The government has axed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in a major ...

Housing

Councils must treat planning applications for green belt ‘consistently’

Councils must apply planning rules properly when considering applications for building on the green belt, ...

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Microscope observes life of the ocean floor

Marine scientists have developed a microscope that for the first time provides a window into ...

Transport Transport & Highways

Sustainable transport funding helps drive up walking rates

Walking rates have increased in nearly every local authority area in England, according to new ...