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March 2010 Issue 59

  • Waste exemptions - getting ready for change

    The current waste exemption system has been overhauled to take account of significant changes to the waste management industry since 1994.

  • Greater environmental protection at lower cost to business

    The Environment Agency and Natural England are the first organisations to be granted new civil powers to complement existing regulatory powers. This will mean fairer and more effective environmental regulation.

  • New nuclear power station designs

    New report and your chance to comment on our findings for two new nuclear power station designs.

  • Greenhouse gas emissions - your company's measure

    Are you responsible for the measurement or reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in your company? If so, contribute to a major piece of Defra research on the impact of corporate measurement and reporting by filling in this survey.

  • Are your buildings misconnected?

    Misconnections are when incorrect plumbing causes waste water to end up in the wrong sewage system, often resulting in rivers, streams and beaches becoming polluted.

  • Avoid gridlock on Britain’s roads

    The CBI believes radical changes to the way we work and commute are needed if the UK is to cut future congestion on its roads.

  • Communities of interest

    Throw away your stereotypes. There's a new market for low carbon solutions and it could be campaigning on your doorstep. Esther Maughan McLachlan considers what it takes to build commercial relationships with grassroots community groups.

  • Dates for your diary

    What's coming up in March and April

  • In the courts

    Castle Cement pays almost £305,000 for dust emissions and noise nuisance. Plus: VWS (UK) Limited, of Marlow, pays over £51,000 for polluting a river in North Yorkshire and Blue Anchor Leisure Ltd, pays over £50,000 for running an illegal waste site.