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Chemical reaction Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction

From Corporate Europe Observatory The EU proposal to restrict PFAS – or ‘forever chemicals’ – is at serious risk of being hijacked…

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King’s Lynn and West Norfolk council must reject ‘US-style’ megafarm

From Environment Journal Liz Truss’ former constituents are piling pressure on the local authority to block plans for a huge…

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Silvertown Tunnel enforcer Heidi Alexander takes over as Transport Secretary – let’s adjust our battle plans

Via Labour Hub December 1, 2024HubMP2012 Silvertown Tunnel enforcer Heidi Alexander takes over as Transport Secretary – let’s adjust our…

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Government chooses food poverty for the many amid exports enriching the few

Government chooses food poverty for the many amid exports enriching the few by Jeff Rudin Sep 10, 2024 Part One…

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Invest in public transport, not the Lower Thames Crossing

From People and Nature Campaigners are calling on transport secretary Louise Haigh to scrap the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) –…

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Government debunked a 15-minute city conspiracy theory… then endorsed it

From Open Democracy Levelling up department’s own guidance contradicts comments by transport secretary Mark Harper at Tory conference Ruby Lott-Lavigna…

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Wales’s new speed limit, fake news and the ‘war on motorists’

Sean Thompson reports: In the UK, more than 80 people a day on average are killed or seriously injured on…

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Campaigners call for incinerator halt as cost of living leads to less waste

From Barnet Post Black bin waste in North London has dropped by 5% over 5 years leading to renewed calls…

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More voters annoyed by cars than by traffic calming measures

From Open Democracy A low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) scheme in Dulwich, south-east London British voters are more annoyed by cars…

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Learning the (right) lessons from Uxbridge

This piece is from Labour Hub. JULY 21, 2023 Learning (the right) lessons from Uxbridge By Michael Calderbank There’s no…