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23 May 2013
The Government must focus on the creation of a sector-focused industrial strategy, the head of an influential business lobby group has said.
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02 May 2013
The European Commission will proceed with proposals to restrict the use of three pesticides linked to serious harm in bees, despite failing to attract sufficient support from EU member states, it has announced.
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19 Apr 2013
The Government has set out its preferred options for implementing the recast and updated EU rules on the collection and treatment of electrical and electronic waste, due to come into force in early 2014.
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17 Apr 2013
The European Parliament has narrowly voted to reject a temporary fix for the EU's struggling Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), claiming that the proposals would "undermine confidence" in the system.
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12 Apr 2013
Cash payments for scrap metal could be banned in Scotland if proposals set out in a new Scottish Government consultation are approved.
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20 Mar 2013
The Government will take forward the "overwhelming majority" of Lord Heseltine's recommendations to stimulate economic growth at a local level, including the creation of a single funding 'pot' for regional spending, it has announced.
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27 Feb 2013
The Environment Agency (EA) has published its second and final Performance League Table (PLT). The PLT ranks participants against set metrics to show how they have performed under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme.
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11 Feb 2013
A Government review of how regulations affecting the chemicals industry are enforced is unlikely to have much of an impact on the actual obligations placed on companies, an expert has said.
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05 Dec 2012
A ban on making cash payments for metal has come into force across England and Wales under new laws aimed at reducing cable theft.
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04 Dec 2012
UK manufacturers are reporting the lowest number of orders on their books since the middle of 2009 with tough trading conditions expected to continue into the new year, according to a new survey.
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