Day: 9 November 2005

EU anger as members drag heels on pollution control

It has been nine years the EU adopted a directive to curb industrial pollution yet many states are still failing to implement it.

British beaches bathing water better than ever

A record number of British beaches have passed the latest water quality tests with 73.7% of beaches achieving the EU's tightest standards.

Shadow Minister seeks review of land contamination rules

The Government should review its regulations over contaminated land, a front bench Conservative MP has said, to prevent more homes being branded as blighted with polluted soils.

Stripped down company law seen as threat to environment

Planned reforms designed to streamline Britain's company law have sparked anger from NGOs which claim deregulation means less protection for the environment.

Petrol stations to capture and recycle fumes

In an effort to reduce urban pollution Government is proposing new laws which could force large petrol stations to install equipment to capture the fumes that waft away as motorists fill up their tanks.

Cruise ship to track Mediterranean pollution

A commercial cruise liner has been equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring equipment so it can collect pollution data for Eurocrats as it sails tourists around the Med.

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