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Water restrictions apply in seven regions
At the same time it is reckoned that around 3.3bn litres of water a day are lost through leakage
Council's face ban on £1,000 bin fines
Ministers launch consultation to prevent council fines for "innocent mistakes"
Coalition ''puts protected habitats at risk''
The Chancellor has been accused of putting bird habitats at risk by looking to dilute European Union legislation
£363m broadband fund for England and Scotland
But some are still concerned UK ambitions lag behind other European countries, despite hundreds of millions invested
''The UK must produce a lot less waste''
The government will be talking to toy makers and the hospitality industry to cut down on avoidable waste
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A new reality as the spending tide turns
It may have survived the government's cull, but in putting a brave face on cuts to flood defence work the Environment Agency shows the new realities for quangos, says Chris Ames
A green and pleasant land
Biodiversity is pivotal to the UK government's environmental ambitions, explains Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Can yellow and blue really make green?
The new politics must deliver cross-party consensus and leadership for a low-carbon society, says Nick Reeves, executive director of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
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