Day: 13 May 2005

Ministerial environment team finalised

Defra's newly appointed Ministerial team has been announced, with Margaret Beckett retaining the position of Secretary of State for the Environment.

UK may need nuclear energy says top scientist in week of atomic controversy

Sir David King, the Government's chief scientific adviser has said Britain may need one more generation of nuclear power stations to plug the energy gap and reduce CO2 emissions.

Opinion: Asbestos Regulations Starting to Bite.

Andrew McFarlane, Partner in DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, warns that asbestos rules are now starting to be policed very rigorously and ignorance is no excuse.

Scotland sets water framework targets two years ahead of schedule

Scotland has set targets to classify its waterways and reduce water pollution in order to prepare for new monitoring standards being brought in during 2007 as part of the water framework directive (WFD).

Irish Minister urges greater recycling of construction and demolition waste

Dick Roche, Irish Minister for the Environment, has urged the construction industry to recycle more of its waste at a seminar to promote a voluntary initiative aimed at minimising waste in the industry.

Health and Environment groups remind Ministers of mercury commitments

Environment and health groups are calling on EU governments to maintain their commitments to a mercury export ban when they meet later this week.

Groups outraged as ruling threatens forests and water supplies

A new ruling by the Bush administration overturning the four year ban on developing roadless areas of national forests will not only destroy areas of pristine forests and wildlife habitats but threaten clean drinking water sources and areas of recreation, environmental campaigners say.

Boost to London’s canals in bid to remove waste-freight from roads

British Waterways and Transport for London have joined forces to try and remove a significant number of freight lorries from congested roads and move the cargo to London's canals.

Bacteria need chemical resistance for nuclear remediation

Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory have found that bacteria used for remediation of nuclear waste contamination, need to be resistant to chemical pollution rather than radioactivity, if they are to be truly successful.

Manchester gets largest solar tower in Europe

A novel approach to urban regeneration is taking place in the centre of Manchester as one of its main landmark buildings, the CIS tower is being re-clad in solar panels.

Risk Based Analysis Changes Laboratories’ Role in Contaminated Land Assessment, by Helen Stevens of IMS.

With the recent shift in emphasis from testing geared to specific lists to a more varied, risk based approach, access to analytical techniques which can provide a comprehensive picture of a site's contamination is now more important than ever.

Biosensors for monitoring environmental emissions

By J.D. Newman, Institute of BioScience and Technology, Cranfield University Increasing concerns over the environment and the consequent political pressures to monitor consent levels, check for pollution and safeguard fragile ecosystems, have led to many initiatives to develop biosensors for environmental applications.

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