Government Loses Air Quality Plea

Government loses court plea to delay publishing Air Quality Plan On Friday 21st April, the Government lodged an application to delay publishing the Air Quality Action Plan until after the general election. The pre-election period or ‘purdah ‘ requirements, during which the government cannot release any new or controversial initiatives or announcements between the announcement […]

EU Briefing Paper Released – Managing Exposure to Noise in Europe

A new briefing paper has been published by the European Environment Agency updating the estimated amount of people exposed to environmental noise pollution across Europe. In addition, the paper also summarises the measures implemented in Member States to manage noise including; replacement of road surfaces, improvement of traffic flow and the introduction of lower speed […]