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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 00:00
HSE prosecution following outbreak of legionnaire's disease
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has renewed its warning to companies to ensure that water storage and cooling systems are adequately treated to prevent the growth of the legionella bacteria - which affects around 300 people in the UK each year.
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Monday, 05 March 2007 00:00
Householders will no longer bear responsibility for private sewers
Private sewers and lateral drains which are currently the responsibility of the owners of the properties they serve are to be transferred into the ownership of the nine statutory water and sewerage companies in England
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Tuesday, 27 March 2007 00:00
Hosepipe ban rules to be updated
Proposals for modernising the hosepipe ban legislation were published by Defra last week for consultation.
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 00:00
Hilary Benn welcomes Budget 2008
The Chancellor today set out the 2008 Budget which includes measures to tackle climate change, the most serious and pressing environmental challenge the world faces.
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:00
Higher standards for private water supplies
Householders and businesses who get their water from private supplies such as wells or boreholes - rather than from the public mains supply - are set to see their water quality improve.
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Friday, 16 March 2007 00:00
Government publishes Marine Bill White Paper
A radical new approach to the protection and use of the marine environment was set out in proposals published yesterday by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 00:00
Government launches new manufacturing strategy
The Government has unveiled a new strategy for the UK’s manufacturing sector – ‘New Challenges, New Opportunities’ – to help UK firms take advantage of changing global trends in manufacturing.
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Monday, 15 September 2008 00:00
Government eco –town plans referred for judicial review
The Government’s plans for ten eco-towns have been referred for judicial review following a successful application to the High Court last week.
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 00:00
Government Departments set to miss carbon targets
The Sustainable Development Commission is today calling on the government to take urgent and radical action to meet its own sustainable development targets.
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Friday, 14 December 2007 00:00
Government blueprint to deliver better protection for people on the coast
A blueprint to help to deliver improved protection for people and property nationally, from coastal flooding and erosion was set out yesterday by Phil Woolas, Minister for Climate Change and Flooding.
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