Air management

Scotland is sending much less waste to landfill than last year, while its industry is also emitting less methane and carbon dioxide, according to figures published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) yesterday

The Environment Agency has been failing in recent years to meet its own targets on reducing pollution incidents, its corporate scorecard reveals

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has pledged to pass a new Clean Air Act should his party come to power

Engineering firms Arup and Spirax-Sarco Engineering have revealed new net-zero carbon targets, with Arup targeting net-zero emissions by 2030 and Spirax-Sarco aiming for 2040

Following a long-running planning battle, a Court of Appeal ruling means that a new school will finally be built in Lakenheath, Suffolk, despite concerns about the impact on pupils of aircraft noise from the nearby US Air Force base

The government’s rhetoric on overhauling the environmental impact assessment (EIA) regime has alarmed professionals, although most agree it could be improved. Catherine Early reports

The government has signalled how it might set long term air quality targets as required under the Environment Bill but given its record on tackling air pollution, some doubt the final goals will be ambitious enough. David Burrows reports

ENDS takes a look at 14 of the biggest policy changes to prepare for as people head back to work, if not the office, this autumn

DEFRA has begun its much anticipated Environment Bill target-setting process and while the move has been welcomed, fears remain over whether the exercise will ultimately deliver strong enough goals to arrest the decline in nature. Rachel Salvidge reports

Environment secretary George Eustice unveiled on Wednesday DEFRA’s initial thinking about the targets for air, waste, water and biodiversity it intends to set under the Environment Bill. Here’s what you need to know