Month: June 2005

Glutton for punishment steps out of frying pan and straight into fire

A Scottish construction firm has been caught burning demolition waste on two separate occasions less than a year after being convicted of the very same offence.

Water company fails to act fast enough on major sewage spill

A major water company is awaiting sentencing after a court heard how it had badly managed a huge sewage spill, allowing some 4 million litres to flow into the sea at the height of the tourist season.

Pioneers of recycling have Centre Court in their sights

Those furry pin-ups of the recycling movement, the Wombles, left their burrow on the nearby common to help promote the Big Recycle at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Landmark case questions ‘polluter pays’ principle

An ongoing court case to determine responsibilty for the clean up of contamination on developed land has called into question the traditional 'polluter pays' principle.

Policy shift on home renewables leaves solar in the dark over future

The launch of consultation on the Government's new Low Carbon Buildings Programme has created a black hole in the renewable industry's ability to plan for the future, according to PV provider Solarcentury.

EPA slammed for failure to observe ethical safeguards

America's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again come under fire for encouraging pesticide companies to solicit human guinea pigs.

Dutch lead Europe in lab automation

The Netherlands' largest water supply company, Vitens, has just opened a new water analysis laboratory at purpose-built premises in Leeuwarden. Natasha Wiseman reports on an Anglo-Dutch partnership project that has created Europe's most highly automated water laboratory.

Europe backtracks on water protection

Disappointed lobbyists have claimed the EU's new Groundwater Protection Directive lacks teeth and dismissed it as a watered down version of existing legislation.

Londoners told to conserve water as drought deepens

London's mayor Ken Livingstone has called on the city's millions of inhabitants to take simple measures to conserve the dwindling water supply.

US forests in retreat as housing advances

America's forests are being swallowed up by housing developments at an alarming rate sparking a raft of ecological concerns and raising questions over the impact on water resources.

Industry braces itself for new hazardous waste regulations

As the latest wave of hazardous waste regulations hove into view the jury is still out on whether or not industry is prepared for them.

Radon exposure to come under WHO’s microscope

The effects of a radioactive gas on people living in 20 different countries will be studied by the World Health Organisation (WHO) over the next three years.

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