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The UK along with 170 countries attended the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Canada this week.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A report examining the trends and implications of plastic pollution in the sea.
How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on the regulation, control and prevention of pollution from industry.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A further £74 million will help farmers invest in slurry infrastructure to tackle water pollution, improve air quality and make better use of organic nutrients.
Water company inspections will more than quadruple as the government cracks down on poor performing companies.
Local pollution control statistics in England and Wales 2003 to 2016
An ethical overview and framework to guide agency decision making
The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution in the United Kingdom was created under Royal Warrant in 1970 to advise the Queen, Government, Parliament and the public on environmental issues.
COMEAP statement on the evidence of health effects on the travelling public from exposure to particulate matter in the London Underground.
The first phase of 2 innovative projects to reduce metal pollution from abandoned lead and zinc mines near Middleton-in-Teesdale has recently been completed.
This document contains the following information: Response to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's report: environmental planning, England.
First published during the 2001 to 2005 Labour government
An annual update of data on concentrations of major air pollutants in the UK.
COMEAP statement updating recommendations for quantifying hospital admissions associated with short-term exposures to air pollutants.
This document contains the following information: Government response to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's twenty-fifth report: turning the tide.
First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government
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