Environmental Expert News and Press Releases

RESEARCH SUGGESTS RECYCLING IS ALWAYS BEST

The case for the rapid roll out of new recycling and waste-to-energy facilities was strengthened today with the release of a major new report assessing the environmental impact of different waste disposal approaches. The study from the government-backed WRAP advisory body updated research from two years ago by analysing around 200 different reports ...

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Air & Climate

GOVERNMENT ACTION PLAN TACKLES THE FORGOTTEN POLLUTION

Councils and businesses operating in some of the country's noisiest urban areas will be required to provide details of how they plan to reduce noise levels following the publication yesterday of a new Noise Policy ...

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Energy & Renewables

LABOUR TO MAKE ENERGY CO-OPERATIVES PLAN A KEY MANIFESTO PLEDGE

The Labour Party is poised to include proposals for new energy co-operatives that could help households reduce energy bills and install green technologies as part of its election manifesto. According to reports in ...

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Environmental Mgmt

GREEN PROCUREMENT SET TO BECOME THE NORM

Suppliers to the public and private sector will see their competitiveness diminish over the next few years if they fail to provide customers with information on their carbon footprint and evidence that they are ...

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Health & Safety

EPA MAKES CHEMICAL INFORMATION MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC

As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s strong commitment to increase information on chemicals, for the first time, EPA is providing web access, free of charge, to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical ...

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Monitoring & Testing

NEW JERSEY MOLD TESTING LABORATORY PREPARES TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS

Flooding continues today in several places accross New Jersey following this weekends rainstorms brought heavy winds. Damage which included downed powerlines, trees and flooding prevented commuters from getting to work ...

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Soil & Groundwater

OXO-DEGRADABLE PLASTICS MAY NOT BE AS `GREEN` AS PRODUCERS CLAIM

Degradable plastics may not be as environmentally friendly as producers believe, finds research by Loughborough University backed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Producers of ...

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Waste & Recycling

CARBON TRUST LAUNCHES GREEN FUEL CONSORTIUM

The Carbon Trust has today launched a new consortium of UK businesses committed to developing ...

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Water & Wastewater

IMTECH: EUR 175M ORDERS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER AND WASTEWATER ASSETS IN THE UK

Gouda - Imtech (technical services provider in Europe) has obtained orders worth over 175 million euro for sustainable engineering ...

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