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Some of the world’s greatest environmental assets will be preserved thanks to a British led initiative.
The Love Your River campaign hopes to get everyone involved in protecting their local river.
The UK is experiencing high levels of pollution today due to the dry and still weather conditions we are seeing across the country.
During extreme weather farmers can use red diesel in their tractors to help grit and clear snow from public roads, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) confirmed today.
Defra have awarded £2 million worth of air quality grants to 36 local authorities across England. The grants, which have been awarded to those…
The UK Landscape Award celebrates the power of the local landscape and the benefits that it contains.
Following publication of Defra’s revised Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance in April 2012, a National Panel of Experts has been set up to …
As the weather gets warmer, it increases the possibility that some air pollutants may reach higher levels for short periods of time. The current…
Poor air quality harms health and can impact on ecosystems.
As the weather gets warmer, there is a possibility of some air pollutants reaching higher levels for short periods of time.
Defra has published provisional figures for annual UK air quality up to 2011.
Scheme encouraging children to walk, scoot or cycle to school as part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy was launched today.
Defra has published national statistics on the emissions of air pollutants in the UK.
Catherine Graham-Harrison OBE and Andrew Wilson have been reappointed to the Board of Natural England, the body responsible for enhancing and…
Local councils in England are set to benefit from over £1 million of additional Defra funding to tackle air pollution.
51 councils across England will receive funding for a range of projects designed to reduce serious levels of air pollution in our towns and cities.
Judith Webb MBE has been reappointed as an independent member of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).
Richard Benyon’s speech at the Green Infrastructure Partnership launch
New scheme to generate more green space in England's towns and cities.
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