Defra and DECC budget cuts loom
Spending Review criticised for lack of detail
The UK government Spending Review in late June inflicted a 10% cut on the Department for Environment, Food...
SuDS implementation delayed again
Despite a winter of floods misery and high-profile media attention, DEFRA has once again postponed the target start date to introduce compulsory legislation for...
Biogas boost expected from M&S endorsement
A major boost to the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) & biogas industry is expected to follow M&S’s decision in early September to purchase 35,000...
Engineers call on Government to return flood protection funding to pre-2010 levels
THE upcoming Budget presents a crucial opportunity for Government to show its long term commitment to better protecting communities, businesses and infrastructure from extreme...
Edinburgh event puts spotlight on mercury
MERCURY pollution attracted a significant amount of public interest at July's Mercury 2013 International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP), in Edinburgh....
Winter storms contribute to increase in sinkholes and subsidence
THE exceptional winter storms encountered in the UK this year have contributed to an increase in the incidence of sinkholes and landslides, according to...
Carbon tax advocates talk pricing and implementation
Veolis CEO and chairman Antoine Frérot has called for a carbon tax at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP 21) on...
Embracing the market model for sludge
A panel discussion at July's AD & Biogas show brought together water and waste industry representatives to discuss the challenges and opportunities that will...
‘Flood investment must be protected’
HOME owners could be in deep water unless there is extra investment in flood infrastructure and more realistic planning policies.
That’s the message from the...
Scottish waste water crackdown
SEPA to gain new enforcement powers
A lack of understanding about how best to dispose of trade effluent could leave Scottish businesses facing fines worth...
Aerated wetland investment in Fife
SCOTTISH Water’s commitment to deliver a cleaner and fresher environment, and improve the local watercourses across Cowdenbeath, has taken one step further following its...
Veolia makes it number five for ERF contractors
A CIVIL engineering contractor has teamed up again with its process engineering partner to begin work on an energy recovery facility.
Clugston Construction and CNIM...
It’s a dirty job…
THE ups and downs of life working for the North West's water company United Utilities is the subject of a six-part TV documentary running...
Dundee rejects biomass, for now
£325 million proposal to face public enquiry
FORTH Energy’s plan to build a £325 million biomass facility in Dundee has been derailed by the City...
Seal of approval for airborn bacteria testing
BRADFORD-based Environmental and Occupational Hygiene Consultancy Envirocare is now accredited to undertake bioaerosol monitoring from stacks (such as chimneys).
The new capability, an extension...
Turkey publishes Cities Adaptation Support Package
THE Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation has published a new Cities Adaptation Support Package that has been prepared by environmental consultancy Ricardo-AEA.
The Support...
Premium EVs get rare UK airing
UK media attention was drawn to the Greenfleet event in Edinburgh on 25 April, possibly by the opportunity to test drive Tesla’s Model S...
Profiling pollution – Bluesky launch air quality mapping service
AERIAL mapping company Bluesky is launching a service to map air quality across towns and cities. Having successfully completed a project to map air...
A sobering but hopeful guide to energy efficiency
THIS book is primarily aimed at those in the property and construction sectors, a contribution to boosting energy- and carbon-literacy for those who find...
A winning package – Corrugated industry
NEW carbon footprint figures released by The European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers has been hailed as further evidence that the corrugated industry has...
