X Register for free to receive latest news stories direct to your inbox Register A specialist environmental and sustainability consultancy based near Chester has been acquired by Yorkshire-based enevo, for an undisclosed sum. The group is headquartered in Birstall, near Leeds. It is a fast-growing national provider of built environment Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance…
Dairy farms in England could face new environmental permitting requirements under forthcoming government plans, prompting warnings from the NFU over cost and regulatory burden. Defra is expected to consult this summer on extending Environmental Permitting Regulations to the dairy and “intensive beef” sectors, as set out in the Water White Paper and Environmental Improvement Plan…
Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea is one of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize winners. She is being recognized for her efforts to repair environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine. Goldman Environmental Prize hide caption toggle caption Goldman Environmental Prize Theonila Roka Matbob was born in what should have…
Dame Helen Ghosh, a former permanent secretary at the Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has been named as the preferred candidate to become the next chair of the Office for Environmental Protection. Ghosh spent six years as director general of the National Trust before becoming the first female master…
Spores from some fungi could survive the long trip to Mars, research in Applied and Environmental Microbiology reveals. This is the first study to show that microbial eukaryotes – complex life forms with a membrane-bound nucleus – could persist through every part of a mission to Mars, from preparation to robotic exploration. When space scientists send equipment…
A cross‑party committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into the role of the Treasury in shaping the UK’s approach to climate change, biodiversity loss and wider sustainability. The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said it will examine how decisions taken by the Treasury influence spending, to investigate whether those processes help or hinder delivery of…
Countries that have yet to ratify the Escazú Agreement remain among the most dangerous places in the world for land and environmental defenders. As COP4 shifts focus from framework building to implementation, States need to turn commitments into action Family members of Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca, a renowned human rights lawyer, during a protest for…
A specialist environmental and sustainability consultancy based near Chester has been acquired by Yorkshire-based enevo, for an undisclosed sum. The group is headquartered in Birstall, near Leeds. It is a fast-growing national provider of built environment Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) services. Element Sustainability is situated in Tarvin, Chester. The acquisition…
Derry City and Strabane District Council have said that resurfacing works at the City Cemetery will begin very soon amid concerns over the impact potholes and other road defects are having on people visiting the facility. During April’s Environment and Regeneration Committee meeting Sinn Féin councillor Emma McGinley said the council has been have been…
UniCredit on Monday will outline the details of “an approach to value creation” for Germany’s Commerzbank Commerzbank , the Italian bank said, adding it believed the German lender is insufficiently prepared for future challenges and is overly focused on short-term delivery. Source link
