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MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Environment
A group of Labour MPs led by senior back bencher Barry Gardiner have written to Ofwat chief executive David Black to express concern over the impact rising water bills will have on people struggling with the cost of living.
Most Likely Lib Dem Wins Are In Places Worst Affected By Sewage Spills
Environment
Most Likely Lib Dem Wins Are In Places Worst Affected By Sewage Spills
Effluent Is Turning The Affluent Green
Environment
Effluent Is Turning The Affluent Green
Protesters Disrupt David Lammy's Speech On Tackling Dirty Money
Environment
Protesters Disrupt David Lammy's Speech On Tackling Dirty Money
Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Environment
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
Tory MP Urges People To 'Think Carefully' Before Buying Puppies
Environment
Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
The House Live
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility Partner content
Environment
By Cornwall Insight
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero Partner content
Environment
By Dimeta
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero
The future needs innovators Partner content
Environment
By Urban Splash
The future needs innovators
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
The Professor Will See You Now
The Professor Will See You Now
By Professor Philip Cowley
Parliament
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The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Environment
By Tali Fraser
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Brexit thrust farmers into the centre of political debate for the first time in generations. Minette Batters tells Tali Fraser what it’s been like to be in the eye of the ‘tornado’
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Shadow Defra secretary Steve Reed talks to Sienna Rodgers about Labour’s drive to win back rural voters, how the party plans to show respect for the countryside, and his recipe for the perfect roast potato
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Rural voters feel the Labour Party does not "get" them, shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary Steve Reed has said in an interview with The House magazine.
Environment news
The Climate and Ecology Bill is our best chance to tackle the climate crisis
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP, Wera Hobhouse MP and Olivia Blake MP
The Climate and Ecology Bill is our best chance to tackle the climate crisis
The Climate and Ecology Bill (CE Bill) was reintroduced in the Commons on 10 May, supported by MPs from all parties. We’re proud to add our names to this urgent proposal for new legislation that is bold enough to get to grips with the environmental emergency.
Why green finance matters Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Why green finance matters
This World Environment Day, WSP's Adarsh Varma explains how green finance can unlock the benefits of a nature-positive world.
Ocean microplastics - All-female ocean rowing team embarks on 2,000 mile challenge around Great Britain Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Ocean microplastics - All-female ocean rowing team embarks on 2,000 mile challenge around Great Britain
A team of female ocean rowers will set off on a 2,000 mile rowing challenge around the entire coast of Great Britain on Sunday 4 June, and they’re aiming for a world record.
Milk & More launches doorstep Coca-Cola Zero Sugar refill trial Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Milk & More launches doorstep Coca-Cola Zero Sugar refill trial
Milk & More, the country’s leading online milk and grocery doorstep delivery service, has announced a UK industry first partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler. This exciting partnership will trial the delivery, return, refill and reuse of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar glass bottles direct to and from customers’ doorsteps. 
We cannot afford any further delay to ban live animal exports
Environment
By Theresa Villiers MP
We cannot afford any further delay to ban live animal exports
Like many MPs, I felt a deep sense of disappointment when I learned that the government was withdrawing the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill which would have banned the live export of animals for slaughter.
MPs ask Defra about access to peat alternatives after the HTA raise concerns Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
MPs ask Defra about access to peat alternatives after the HTA raise concerns
Last week, MPs raised their concerns in Parliament about the intended ban on the professional use of peat being brought forward by four years.
Reusable packaging revolution is close - experts say Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Reusable packaging revolution is close - experts say
Global plastics treaty talks this week should aim for mass adoption of reuse systems to cut plastic pollution.
Decision to scrap Animal Welfare Bill is deeply disappointing
Environment
By Dr Paula Boyden
Decision to scrap Animal Welfare Bill is deeply disappointing
Yesterday, the government abandoned the planned introduction of crucial measures aimed at protecting dogs and puppies from being needlessly, cruelly and illegally smuggled into the United Kingdom
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association responds to news Government is not progressing the Kept Animals Bill
The British Veterinary Association has responded to the news that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will not be progressing through Parliament.
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme
Homebuyers need accurate evidence of their property’s actual energy use Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Homebuyers need accurate evidence of their property’s actual energy use
Energy Performance Certificates in their current form are not fit for purpose. They need a revamp to capture the real measured performance of buildings.
Leading UK horticulture association showcases the original green industry at Chelsea 2023 Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Leading UK horticulture association showcases the original green industry at Chelsea 2023
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is showcasing the growth of a greener future at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Representing and supporting 1,400 UK garden businesses, including retailers, growers, manufacturers, and landscapers, the HTA will demonstrate its members’ contributions to the economy as well as the environment and wellbeing through its trade stand, member gardens, events, and communications.
New EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: Innovative Continuous Manufacturing for Industrial Chemicals (IConIC) Partner content
Environment
By BASF
New EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: Innovative Continuous Manufacturing for Industrial Chemicals (IConIC)
A major consortium led by Imperial and BASF is to help make chemical manufacturing more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. The partnership on Innovative Continuous Manufacturing of Industrial Chemicals (IConIC) will pool their expertise to advance flow chemistry, a production technique in which the required reactions take place in continuous operation rather than in batches.
Creating the property estates of the future - where will the net zero journey take public buildings Partner content
Environment
By Amey
Creating the property estates of the future - where will the net zero journey take public buildings
Decarbonising the UK’s public and private property estates will require vast investment in new technology as we transition towards new energy sources. But the real challenge, explains Craig McGilvray, Amey’s Managing Director for it’s FM business, will be to truly engage and support property users to actually make this vital change happen.
‘People’s Choice’ winner of BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year revealed Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
‘People’s Choice’ winner of BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year revealed
#TeamVet selects its BVA Photographer of the Year following voting at BVA Live 2023.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA President calls on Scottish politicians to deliver funding for veterinary education in Scotland
In a speech at the Scottish Parliament this week (Tuesday 16 May), British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Malcolm Morley warned that the future of veterinary education in Scotland ‘sits on a precipice’ and called for adequate long-term funding to secure sustainable provision of inclusive veterinary education and, with it, the future of the country’s agrifood economy.
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS IN BLYTH Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS IN BLYTH
The Digital, Autonomous and Robotics Engineering (DARE) Centre at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth has been opened today (Thursday) by Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Rt Hon. Graham Stuart MP.
“A British Success Story”: A Decade of Offshore Wind Power Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
“A British Success Story”: A Decade of Offshore Wind Power
As the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look back at a remarkable decade of transformation in the offshore renewable energy sector and try to anticipate what the future holds as the nation heads towards its net zero target.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Midlothian vet elected new BVA Scottish Branch President
Midlothian veterinary surgeon Gareth Hateley MA VetMB CertCHP MRCVS, a recognised expert in cattle disease surveillance, has been named President of the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) Scottish Branch at its annual general meeting in Edinburgh today (16 May).
Valuing the Energy Performance of our Homes Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Valuing the Energy Performance of our Homes
The Energy Saving Stamp Duty Incentive will provide a fair and flexible nudge for homeowners, valuing energy performance in the housing market and creating a strong, stable, sustainable competitive market.
The government must ensure that animal testing of cosmetics is banned for good
Environment
By Lord Trees
The government must ensure that animal testing of cosmetics is banned for good
This is a subject of considerable public interest involving considerations of both human safety and of animal welfare.
Coca-Cola bottling site in Sidcup starts production of plastic bottles with attached caps to boost recycling Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola bottling site in Sidcup starts production of plastic bottles with attached caps to boost recycling
Scotland’s horticultural industry gathers with MSPs at Holyrood to discuss Scottish Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Scotland’s horticultural industry gathers with MSPs at Holyrood to discuss Scottish Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy
MSPs joined experts, professionals, and academics from Scotland’s horticulture sector at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, 10 May at a reception to discuss the future of the industry in relation to the well-being economy, the environment, planning and health.
The HTA calls on the Scottish Government to deliver a sustainable, supported and realistic transition to peat-free Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
The HTA calls on the Scottish Government to deliver a sustainable, supported and realistic transition to peat-free
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has set out a detailed response to the Scottish Government Consultation on Ending the Sale of Peat, representing the views from the breadth of its 1,400-strong membership – from growers to landscapers, retailers to manufacturers.
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