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The government has announced that it will raise the thresholds above which residential, urban development and industrial estate proposals must be screened to determine whether environmental impact assessment (EIA) is required.

No farmer needs reminding that their industry is facing one of the most fundamental shifts in decades. As has been widely reported, it is anticipated that the replacement...

I am no evangelist, but through my reading and contacts, I too can see that climate change is one of the single largest challenges facing the planet. Few now doubt (yes I know about sunspots) that human beings are to blame for most of the recent planetary warming.

The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs, Gillian Martin MSP, has written to the Rural Affairs Committee, providing an update on the phased implementation of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (“the Act") and setting out indicative timescales for the next stages of the process.

The five-year ELS agreements are due for renewal in 2010. We outline the key actions required.

In 2020, King's College Cambridge broke with tradition and left a large area of lawn unmown. This area grew into a beautiful meadow, and was cut and baled that August by traditional methods using two shire horses.

On 27 May 2010, the High Court in London agreed to refer to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) a legal challenge on the lawfulness of the extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ("EU ETS") to aviation.

As climate change accelerates, the UK's transport infrastructure faces mounting threats, from extreme heat and flooding to storms and sea-level rise.

Ofgem has published its conclusions paper on the recent industry-led review into the likelihood of, and risks associated with, non-compliant gas entering the GB system, and the possible measures to treat such gas just prior to entry into the network.

Many businesses are nowadays looking for ways to both reduce their exposure to volatile energy prices and to reduce their carbon footprint.

On 6 April 2012 changes to the contaminated land regime entered into force in England.

A recent decision from the Advertising Standards Authority in the United Kingdom held that a "100% recycled" claim that appeared in advertising for bottled ice tea was misleading, when the bottle cap and label...

The public is perhaps now more familiar with the original community right to buy land which was introduced by the Scottish Government in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 ("the 2003 Act");

A recent study shows that aircraft have unwanted stowaways in their water supply. We examine the legal implications.

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REUL Bill) has now completed its report stage in the House of Lords and is due to have its 3rd Reading on 22 May...

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) have collaborated in the production of two reports which signal a forthcoming shake up of competition in the municipal waste sector.

The energy transition is gathering momentum, encouraged by countries and companies alike.