Day: 14 July 2006

New powers for London Mayor give clear steer for environment

Ken Livingstone may not have quite got the independent city state he jokingly claimed to have wanted, but Westminster proposals giving more self governance to the capital will transfer a raft of new powers to the Mayor and Greater London Authority, many of which will impact on environmental policy.

Brownfield bill would boost remediation

A parliamentary proposal which would ensure planners prioritised brownfield development despite the rush to meet a growing need for housing would not only protect the countryside, but would also ensure a steady stream of work for land remediators.

Farming sucking Med dry

Thirsty cash crops are replacing traditional agriculture in the Mediterranean, meaning the region must brace itself for harsher, and more frequent, drought.

Old tyres banned from landfill

As of this Sunday, July 16, used tyres can no longer be landfilled, meaning a boost to the already healthy market for recycling the rubber.

Going public

The Sustainable Procurement Task Force has recently delivered its action plan to government. Here, it's chair, Sir Neville Simms, discusses his ideas for mainstreaming sustainable procurement

Edie Environmental Legislation Summary, July 06

Recent changes to legislation which will impact on the environmental sector in the UK, Europe and internationally come under the spotlight in this Semple Fraser and Edie News monthly round-up of new law and policy. Among the developments this month we look at the second reading of the EU's Groundwater Directive, the introduction of RoHS regulations, restrictions on ozone depleting substances and new rules for waste management in Northern Ireland.

Environmental Case Law Summary, July 06

Once again Edie News and Semple Fraser team up to bring readers the latest on legal cases which impact on environmental industries in the UK and Europe. Amongst the updates on offer in this month's roundup the EU ruffles feathers over firm approach to bird law, shipping companies put the UK in the dock over new pollution laws and a piggery accused of illegally dumping waste into public sewers saves its bacon by recalling a verbal agreement.

Validity of ship pollution law questioned

A number of shipping companies are questioning the legality of an EU directive which makes polluting the seas within union territory a criminal offence.

Verbal agreement saves piggery’s bacon

A piggery has successfully defended its right to dump effluent into a public sewer because it had a verbal agreement with the sewers' previous owner.

Council loses waste case

Camden Council has lost its case against a company it argued had been illegally leaving waste in a public highway.

Water service rapped for unlawful connections

New developments in Northern Ireland should not have been connected to the public sewers without a full environmental impact assessment, a court has ruled.

Residents kick up a stink over burning rubber

An appeal by residents who object to waste tyres being burned to fire kilns at a Rugby cement factory has been dismissed by the courts.

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