10% of vehicles still not meeting LEZ targets
More than 10% of lorries, buses and coaches operating within the London Low Emission Zone are still not meeting Euro…
Furniture sector in warning over biomass to energy grants
Rival campaigns are squaring up over the granting of subsidies for burning of biomass to generate power, writes Steve Eminton.
Brent pledges action over PM10 breaches
A site in the London borough of Brent has provisionally become the first location in London this year to breach…
York council votes to extend air quality zones
Councillors approve plans to join up existing Air Quality Management Area with new zone at cabinet meeting last night, reports…
Fine for operator of giant Greengairs landfill
WRG Waste Services Limited has been fined £10,500 for failing to contain a ‘rotten egg’ like smell from its Greengairs…
Red Tape Challenge includes air quality legislation
The Coalition Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’ – a policy aimed at cutting what ministers see as unneccesary bureaucracy – is…
Spanish city trials pioneering traffic pollution management
The city of Salamanca, Spain, is trialling an automated traffic management system which aims to cut down on pollution without…
Defra launches consultation on industrial emissions Directive
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on the transposition of the industrial emissions…
