Day: 20 December 2005

Scots planning bill criticised for putting developers before communities

The new Scottish planning bill, hailed by the Executive as "the most fundamental and comprehensive reform of the planning system" since it was created in 1948, has been attacked by campaigners for being unfairly biased.

EA to dish out eco-ASBOs

Environmental criminals such as fly tippers and vandals are to face the same restrictive punishment as anti-social yobs.

Lib Dems bolster green credentials

The Liberal Democrats went on the offensive this week trying to persuade the nation they were the party to be trusted on the environment.

Five Billion Euro programme of investment for Irish water infrastructure

Ireland has announced a €5 billion investment plan for water and sewerage infrastructure focused on plugging leaks and cutting red tape to speed up construction.

‘Could do better’ Euro-environmentalists grade UK presidency

The good work done on climate change by the UK during its European presidency has been undermined by the eco-unfriendly budget deal hammered out this week.

Pesticide pollution tackled through water friendly farming

New measures to tackle the problems of water pollution from agriculture were announced this week, particularly to tackle the problems of pesticide and fertiliser run-off.

$10m fine for ‘magic pipe’ pollution ship

A shipping company has been fined a record US$10m after sailors deliberately pumped huge quantities of oily sludge into the Atlantic.

BSI publishes guidance for managing sustainable development

BSI Business Information has published the draft for comment of a new British Standard BS 8900 Guidance for managing sustainable development.

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