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Day: 7 July 2008

£500k for flood prevention projects

Half a million pounds of funding has been made available for pilot projects looking at how natural features such as wetlands could reduce flood risk.

EU urged to stand firm on fuel efficiency

Green campaigners are calling on the European Union to agree tough targets to tackle fuel consumption in cars.

Chemical cocktail leaking into Montreal river system

A watchdog set up to protect the environment in North America has released a report claiming up to eight million litres of diesel and two tonnes of hazardous PCBs have leaked into a Canadian river.

EA chair joins edie judging panel

The new chairman of the Environment Agency, Chris Smith, has agreed to sit on the judging panel of edie's Awards for Environmental Excellence.

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