The EFRA Committee has launched a call for evidence to find out about the challenges facing upland farmers and land managers, and how the Government can best support them. Source link
“This toxic stench continues to cause harm.” A controversial landfill site has been told it can continue to take in waste but only if it doesn’t stink. For years, residents have complained of the rotten stench coming from the Jameson Road site in Fleetwood. Earlier this year hundreds marched demanding the closure of the waste…
For the first time, a national watchlist of waste sites in England has been published, as part of the Environment Agency’s enhanced response to tackle the issue. The watchlist published today (Friday 22 May 2026) contributes to the Environment Agency’s enhanced intelligence gathering of the 117 sites to enable residents to see where we are acting. It forms a central part of the Environment Agency’s 10 Point Plan to tackle…
The variation to operator Transwaste’s permit means the company can now only accept waste types that are unlikely to produce smells, such as inert waste like soil, concrete and bricks. The step has been taken to restrict the amount of household waste on site – waste that is the cause of smells – while work…
Read our Monthly Magazine And support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system The new EHRC Code of Practice for Service Providers has landed. Previous ones have done so without much impact, but this one comes with one of the heaviest thuds on record. This is because of the arguments…
The UK built environment is losing more than £740,000 a year due to fragmented efforts to improve gender equity, according to a landmark new report that calls for urgent sector-wide coordination. The study published by Building People CIC and Women in Planning ahead of a formal industry agreement at UKREiiF maps 50 “Women in…” networks,…
In today’s edition: Emissions, solar panels, PFAS Source link
European Commission set to pit company against company, industries against capitals Source link
Apply for the Young Darwin Scholarship and gain valuable environmental skills through exciting outdoor learning experiences. Source link
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) today announced a new research and innovation (R&I) challenge: The Home Learning Environment R&I Challenge. UKRI has committed £31.9 million through the R&D Missions Accelerator Programme. Delivered in partnership with the Department for Education, and forming part of the government’s mission to Break Down Barriers to Opportunity. Power of research and innovation…
