Day: 1 December 2004

Pesticide decrease in waters of England and Wales

The level of pesticides found in rivers and reservoirs in England and Wales has decreased by 23%, according to figures from the Environment Agency's annual pesticide monitoring programme, compared with the average for the past five years.

Nuclear decommissioning authority investigated by Commission

The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into the UK government's plans to set up a Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on the grounds that it may break state aid rules.

Mayor seeks to raise congestion charge to £8

Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London has asked Transport for London to consult on increasing the congestion charge to £8 for private cars entering the centre of London.

Government abandons plans to widen A303 through national park

The Department for Transport delighted conservationists and dismayed business groups this week by abandoning plans for a major road widening of the A303 through the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Flower power solutions for discarded mobile phones

Researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a way of disposing of your old mobile phone while adding some benefit to the environment - bury it in the ground and watch flowers grow from its casing.

Commission consults on air pollution action plan

The European Commission is launching an internet consultation, open to the public, on the measures to be included in a new comprehensive European action plan to reduce air pollution.

Chemists develop molecular claw to sequester arsenic

Chemists at the University of Oregon have developed a molecular 'claw' that grabs onto arsenic and sequesters it from groundwater, soil, and possibly even from people.

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