Environment

Palletways has secured its first independently verified greenhouse gas certification across all European networks, marking a significant step in its sustainability journey and strengthening transparency for customers, members and partners. The certification confirms that Palletways’ group-wide greenhouse gas reporting complies with ISO 14064-1:2018, the internationally recognised standard for measuring and reporting emissions. Independent testing, inspection…

Date published: 27 April 2026 A draft fisheries management plan (FMP) which is designed to improve the long-term sustainability of non-quota shellfish stocks in Northern Ireland has opened for public consultation. The draft FMP sets out the objectives and actions designed to protect stocks of crabs, lobsters and scallops for future generations and ensure the fishing communities that…

Ahead of elections on 7 May, ENDS Report presents a podcast politics special. On this week’s ECO Chamber, the team are joined by three special guests: Ben Goldsmith, co-founder of Nattergal and a former non-executive director of DEFRA Paul McNamee, director of the Labour Climate and Environment Forum and Kitty Thompson, head of campaigns at…

China will expand its national environmental monitoring network to more than 50,000 sites during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), up from the current 33,000, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Monday.The move is part of efforts Source link

Lawyers for one of the country’s biggest producers of industrially farmed chicken have attacked a claim that they are responsible for pollution in the River Wye and River Usk. More than 1,300 people have signed up to sue Avara Foods, its subsidiary Freemans of Newent and the local sewage company Welsh Water for extensive and…

Following are selected articles, reports, etc., from the latest (April) posting on the End-of-Life Care Behind Bars website. Access the monthly postings at: https://bit.ly/47sVCRU “Emerging from the shadows”: Motivations of prison  end-of-life peer volunteers from advocates’ perspectives International Journal of Care & Caring (U.S.) | Online – 6 April 2026 – This article examines how…

Southern Water has pleaded guilty to a series of pollution incidents across north Kent, affecting the sea and inland waters.   The Environment Agency charged the company with releasing untreated sewage, sewage debris, diesel and waste matter at various times between 2019 and 2021. Some of the pollution incidents happened simultaneously at different locations. In…

New incentives to help households to reduce their use of fossil fuels are to be considered by officials in the Department of Finance. In particular, according to Tánaiste Simon Harris, this will focus on possible once-off payments to support people with major spending commitments such as purchasing EVs or installing heat pumps as part of…

More than 100 students from 10 Peterborough schools came together to mark Earth Day by taking part in a series of environmental workshops. The events, held at the Green Backyard in Oundle Road and the city council’s offices in Fletton Quays, gave students the opportunity to discuss how communities and councils can work together to…