Day: 10 October 2007

Liverpool is fly-tipping capital of England

Nearly half of all incidents of fly-tipping reported by local authorities are taking place in the Liverpool area.

Darling announces green policies

The Chancellor has announced plans to tax flights and reduce VAT on energy-efficient products as part of a bundle of new environmental policies.

New permits to regulate waste

The Environment Agency is planning to introduce a more streamlined permit scheme to regulate waste management.

New regs aim to ease wood recycling

The recycling of unused timber is to be deregulated to remove obstacles which make reuse more difficult.

EU must ‘practice what it preaches’ on climate change

The European Union has been quizzing representatives from major powers on their plans for tackling climate change in a post-Kyoto world.

European states must work more closely on environment

Massive discrepancies in the performance of different European countries and a lack of information sharing are hampering progress in achieving a healthy environment across the continent.

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