UK Offshore Environmental Approvals: Updated Process & Public Access to Records – News and Statistics

Apr 18, 2026 The UK government has outlined procedures for accessing records of environmental applications and statements related to offshore energy activities. According to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, interested parties can review submissions made to its Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning. Most applications for environmental approvals are now received…

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A prickle of hedgehogs and an armada of newts: wildlife settles in at London’s new Queen Elizabeth garden | Biodiversity

When the Queen Elizabeth II garden opens in Regent’s Park this month, the first people to visit the Royal Parks’ £5m biodiversity project will quickly discover they are not, in fact, the first visitors. That honour belongs to a hairy-footed flower bee, a breeding pair of geese, some dragonfly nymphs, a flock of grey wagtails,…

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Can we detox our bodies from pollutants like ‘forever chemicals’?

Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the US Environmental Protection Agency Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response on February 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. JOSHUA A. BICKEL / AP Cadmium and pesticides, substances recognized as hazardous to…

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