Environment quality UK news 2008




 * Six “Zero Waste Places” named across England, October 21


 * Flytipping down 7.5 per cent across England, October 16


 * River water quality improves for 18th consecutive year, October 6 Figures from the Environment Agency’s annual General Quality Assessment (GQA) show that 76 per cent of English rivers, and 95 per cent of those in Wales, achieved ‘very good’ or ‘good’ status in terms of chemical water quality in 2007, up from 55 and 86 per cent respectively in 1990.


 * Local Environment Quality Survey complete. Survey results can be viewed via a government website, September 16 forum


 * First “summer smog” of 2008 warning, May 9


 * Consultation on protecting our soils, March 31


 * London's poor air quality tackled with launch of Low Emission Zone, February 4

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