Review of regulatory controls to strengthen protections for water environment consulted
Consultations have been launched on plans to modernise water abstraction and enhance the Environment Agency's powers to protect groundwater.
The Government has unveiled proposals to...
Halogen bulb ban announced
The government has announced plans to end the sale of halogen light bulbs from this September.
Legislation being brought forward this month will also include...
World’s longest subsea power cable project reaches halfway mark
CONSTRUCTION of the longest subsea power cable in the world has now passed the halfway point and achieved a major engineering feat to enable...
Funding for female innovators in the UK
ON International Women's Day the UK’s first dedicated female Science Minister, Amanda Solloway, committed almost £3 million and a package of business support to...
Multi-million flood defence work in Lancaster completed
£5.7m project to improve flood defences in Lancaster was completed earlier this month by Electricity North West.
The scheme has seen several types of work...
85% of prospective homebuyers see having an EPC rating of C or above as...
Over half of homeowners (52%) have plans for green home improvements over the next decade but costs and finance options are the greatest barriers...
Gas cooker exposure can lower blood pressure, study finds
THE STUDY, published recently in Circulation Research and led by a team from King’s College London, has investigated how nitrogen dioxide can impact the cardiovascular...
New study emphasises high sensitivity of future activity in the UK continental shelf to...
A NEW study by Professor Alex Kemp and Linda Stephen of the University of Aberdeen highlights the high degree of sensitivity of future activity...
London’s first ‘recycled road’ is laid in Tower Hamlets
TOWER Hamlets has become the first borough in London to get a ‘recycled road’ made partly from old tyres that would otherwise have been...
Northern Ireland consults on proposed fees and charges for NI participants in the UK...
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) replaced the UK’s participation in the EU's ETS on 1 January 2021 following the end of the...
