Day: 4 February 2008

£1.2m in assets seized from rogue landfill firm

A landfill operator has been forced to hand over nearly £1.2m of assets and pay more than £86,000 in fines and costs after illegally burying large amounts of waste.

Deadlines ‘needed’ for energy efficient building

EU member states have been "disappointingly slow" to implement legislation on energy efficient building and should be set deadlines to meet zero-energy and low emissions requirements.

Airtricity founder to establish new wind energy company

The founder of clean energy company Airtricity is looking to set up a new wind energy firm.

Environmental quality low in London’s deprived areas

The quality of the environment in the most deprived areas of London is much worse than in the city's affluent areas, Government statistics have revealed.

UK emissions continue to fall

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the UK fell slightly in 2006 but Government ministers admitted much more should be done.

Cross-border talks on illegal dumping

Northern Irish Environment Minister Arlene Foster has had a meeting with her Dublin counterpart, John Gormley, about the problems associated with the return of illegal waste that has been dumped in the northern country.

Gender-bender plastics worse in hot water

A study by American scientists has suggested that everyday use of plastic baby bottles could be releasing toxic chemicals which could influence reproductive and brain development.

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