Opinion sought on environment impact of Unilever site data centre
THE firm behind a vision to operate a data centre from Warrington’s former Unilever site is seeking an opinion on the potential environmental… Source link
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£15,000 fund opens to back Luton’s community projects
A total of £15,000 is available through the Better Luton Environment Fund, delivered by SUEZ as part of its social value commitment, with grants of up to £3,000 available for eligible projects. The fund has been generated through the success of Luton Council’s reuse shops at local recycling centres, where pre-loved items are resold instead of…
Introducing WISEN: The wartime incidents to environment database
Where does WISEN fit into the data commons? Armed conflicts generate diverse forms of environmental harm, particularly when fighting is prolonged, intense, and geographically widespread. It manifests differently in urban, industrial, agricultural, and ecologically sensitive areas. Harms may be direct or indirect, temporary or permanent, localised or widespread, and often occur simultaneously in cumulative ways….
Dame Helen Ghosh appointed as Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection
Emma Reynolds, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), and Andrew Muir, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), have confirmed Dame Helen Ghosh as the new Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection. Dame Helen will take up the post on 1 June 2026. Julie Hill’s term as Interim Chair…
Minister Lyons delivers successful heritage revival project in Coleraine
Date published: 21 May 2026 Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has visited Coleraine Town Hall to see the Heritage Guide, one of almost 90 projects supported last year through his Department’s Historic Environment Fund. The Minister said: “In 2025-26, I committed almost £800,000 for heritage projects across Northern Ireland. Coleraine Heritage Guide is just one example, reflecting…
MRECo Drops First Anchor for Ocean Innovation Network
The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) has successfully deployed a SOFAR Spotter Buoy at the newly established Cuttyhunk Test Range. This marks a key milestone as the first in-water technology deployment within Massachusetts’ Ocean Innovation Network. This deployment represents a major step forward in expanding real-world ocean testing capacity for marine technology companies and researchers….
A sustainable approach to data centre site selection
We spoke with Andrea Merkle, global E&H data centre sector lead at Ramboll, to discuss how to take a sustainable approach to data centre site selection BY ANDREA MERKLE I’m Andrea Merkle, based in Frankfurt, Germany. I lead Ramboll’s environment & health data centre sector globally, and in this article I’m focusing in particular on…
Repeat polluter pays out over slurry offences
A farm partnership has been told to pay out £19,468 after improper slurry spreading led to multiple pollution incidents in a tributary of the River Yarty. Exeter Magistrates Court heard that D I & R Dyer (Farm Partnership) is a family run business operating at Crawley Farm, Yarcombe, in Devon. Following Wednesday’s hearing, the farm was fined £6,600,…
How a suckler farmer works in harmony with environment
Cornish farmer Jonathan Chapman has shaped his suckler herd to work in harmony with the natural environment, building a system that balances productivity with sustainability. Farming 350ha (865 acres) alongside his father, Peter, about one-third of the land at Atlantic Angus, Cornwall, is poorer-quality ground, including 28ha (69 acres) of priority habitat Culm pasture. Rather…
SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact
SpaceX is proceeding with two major milestones with consequences that could be, at a minimum, global. The company, owned by Elon Musk and valued at upwards of US$1.5 trillion, released its financial details on May 20, 2026 in advance of an IPO scheduled for June 12 and anticipated to be the largest in history. Meanwhile,…