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New committee for radioactive waste management
Defra has appointed a new radioactive waste management committee to cover the administration of waste across the UK and Northern Ireland.
»Read more ...Development go-ahead for contaminated site
Environmental health officers have given the go-ahead for developers to build 132 homes on land in Cumbria that was feared contaminated.
»Read more ...Awards seek waterwise schemes
Waterwise and innovative companies are being called on to demonstrate their contributions to water conservation by entering a prestigious awards scheme.
»Read more ...Thames publishes 25 year plan
Thames Water has unveiled proposals outlining how it plans to ensure supply to its millions of customers for the next quarter of a century - without having an unacceptable impact on the environment.
»Read more ...Brace yourself for 'monsoon Britain' warns scientist
Last summer's deluge could be just the tip of the iceberg as we could be entering a 'flood-rich period' according to a Durham scientist.
»Read more ...Building energy rating 'can be improved with a stove'
All buildings in Ireland will require a building energy rating if they are to be sold or rented from January 1st 2009 and energy efficient heating is becoming an increasingly important topic.
»Read more ...Ukrainian dust cloud hits air quality in Central Europe
Soaring concentrations of hazardous fine particles in Central Europe have been traced back to parched farmland left to gather dust to the east in the Ukraine.
New energy regulations for Science Foundation Ireland
Michael Martin, the minister for enterprise, trade and employment, has announced the new regulations to amend the remit of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to include sustainable energy and energy-efficient technologies.
»Read more ...IWEA launches wind project guidelines
A new set of comprehensive guidelines for on-shore wind projects in Ireland have been launched.
Power plant pollution unnecessarily high
Existing technology could cut the pollution from power stations to a fraction of its current levels if only it were installed.
»Read more ...$12.9bn pledged to protect water supplies
Nearly $13bn will be invested over the next ten years in securing water supplies in the face of climate change, the Australian government has announced.
»Read more ...US state could bring back field burning
Idaho could be allowed to resurrect the banned practice of agricultural burning, provided farmers agree to standards laid down by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
»Read more ...Biofuel moratorium 'would slash food prices'
A moratorium on grain and oilseed-based biofuels could slash food prices by up to 20% within the next two years, according to leading agricultural researchers.
Asian vultures extinct within a decade
Several species of Asian vulture are being wiped out faster than the dodo because they are eating carcasses of livestock that have been treated with a veterinary drug which to them is highly toxic.
»Read more ...Satellite mission will map moisture
NASA scientists and experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have teamed up to map global soil moisture by satellite.