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A leading cancer journal has analysed the reasons for the recent surge in deaths in the UK due to mesothelioma, warning that the asbestos “dust cloud lingers” to this day.

The Environment Agency has announced plans to reopen its review of existing end-of-waste Quality Protocols (QPs).

Workers are being urged to sign an online register to record their exposure if they believe they have been exposed to silica dust, in order to support potential future legal cases should they experience long-term health problems.

Professor Anna Stec has resigned from Grenfell Tower’s Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) investigating potential contamination from chemicals created in the June 2017 fire, stating “nothing is in place” to assess environmental and health risks.

Highways England is trialling a new eco-friendly road surface which uses recycled waste tyres as part of its asphalt mix. The trial is designed to test the durability and performance of the new type of asphalt in a busy motorway environment. If successful, the new asphalt is believed to potentially have both significant economic and environmental benefits.

The influential Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is calling on the Government to end subsidies for fossil fuels by 2021.

Health experts have concluded that sickness absence rates due to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among council waste collection workers can be reduced by using wheeled bins.

Views are being invited on whether all new homes in England should be fitted with electric car chargepoints.

Nations must change the way they use land to avoid a food crisis and prevent further global warming, new report concludes.

New Environment Secretary, Theresa Villiers, plans to introduce a clearer labelling system to make it easier to separate recyclables from non-recyclable waste.