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PFAS pollution in Bentham, Yorkshire is revealed in new environmental report
Read more: PFAS pollution in Bentham, Yorkshire is revealed in new environmental reportBentham, Yorkshire is a small picturesque town on the edge of North Yorkshire, close to the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct. In the past few years however, the media spotlight has focused on the PFAS contamination there and, to find out more, some local residents formed a campaign group- ‘Cleaner Bentham’- to attempt to discover the extent…
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Review of ‘Plastic Inc.’ by Beth Gardiner
Read more: Review of ‘Plastic Inc.’ by Beth GardinerLet’s start with a visual experiment. Look around the room which you are in and see how many objects you can spot which are made of plastic. The television? The television remote? Your laptop? Your phone? Those pesky pieces of Lego? Which plastics are in your television remote? When you upgrade to a new tv,…
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Yorkshire to decide fracking proposal and not the Government
Read more: Yorkshire to decide fracking proposal and not the GovernmentSecretary of State declines to call in Burniston fracking proposal Proposals for fracking near Scarborough will now not be ‘called in’ by the Government and instead the decision will remain with North Yorkshire Council. The Europa Oil & Gas proposal suggested using a “proppant squeeze” method to extract gas through a 38m drilling rig. However,…
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Yorkshire Water Bills Rise Again as Customers Pay for Upgrades
Read more: Yorkshire Water Bills Rise Again as Customers Pay for UpgradesThe lack of outrage over water companies raising customer bills again, reflects the stranglehold they have on the nation. The annual bill for Yorkshire Water customers is set to rise this April by over 5% for the average household bill. This would mark a rise on the average property from £602 to £636 per year.…
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