Day: 24 January 2011

Debt ridden American Water starts selling off assets

America's largest investor-owned water and wastewater utility company has today (January 24) announced plans to sell off its businesses in Arizona and New Mexico.

FedEx posts new green building target

Postal service FedEx is claiming to be leading the delivery industry in green building after being awarded LEED status for its new building in Las Vegas.

Seven-fold increase in liability for nuclear operators

The government today (January 24) underlined that nuclear energy has a role to play in Britain's future energy needs but will not receive public funds.

Landfill operator fined in landmark ruling

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a waste company for gas emissions, the first time such a prosecution has been made.

World’s largest copperworks site to be remediated

A local authority and a university have signed a deal to work on the remediation and regeneration of what was once the World's largest copperworks site.

New paper sets out food production challenges

A report released later today will warn of the dangers of the world's dwindling food resources.

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