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U.S. Air Force 611th Air Support Group Closes Banned Motor Vehicle Waste Wells at Three Alaska Sites (AK)

Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2013

 

Release Date: 04/01/2013
Contact Information: Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-0454, [email protected]

EPA banned the use of motor vehicle waste disposal wells nationwide in 2000 because of the risks they pose to drinking water sources. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, facilities in Alaska had until 2005 to permanently close this type of well.

“Closing these wells and removing contamination is the only sure way to prevent the harmful fluids in them from reaching Alaska’s drinking water aquifers,” said Peter Contreras, Manager of the Ground Water Unit at EPA’s Seattle office. “There are still banned wells in operation across the state, and we know that some wells have already caused contamination that needs to be cleaned up.”

While these four banned wells were not in drinking water protection areas, many motor vehicle waste disposal wells are located in areas of known underground drinking water sources. There are nearly 400 banned wells EPA is aware of in Alaska that have yet to be closed. EPA is working to identify and close banned wells.

The Air Force closed wells located at the Sparrevohn, Tatalina and Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Sites. The wells were in remote areas and did not pose an immediate threat to ground water drinking sources.

Motor vehicle waste disposal wells typically contain fluids such as engine oil, brake fluid, gasoline, diesel or cleaning solvents. Such fluids can contain heavy metals and petroleum products, which pose a risk to human health and the environment.

In addition to closing the wells, the U.S. Air Force agreed to pay $ 45,000 as part of a separate settlement with EPA to resolve the violations.

For more information on underground injection wells and motor vehicle waste disposal wells, visit: http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic/basicinformation.cfm#what_is

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Business and the environment: Ecosystems Market Task Force release final report

Posted by admin on March 7th, 2013

The value of the environment for business is often underestimated. Although the business world uses natural services and products for operations, it does not always understand its true reliance on nature and the need to value it correctly. Overcoming this could lead to both economic and environmental benefits for business, and allow operations to continue sustainably into the future. For the past 18 months, a business-led task force has been reviewing the opportunities for new developments in UK businesses which protect and improve natural capital, and published its final report this week.

The Ecosystems Market Task Force was set up by Government after the 2011 Natural Environment White Paper, with the commitment of providing an overall assessment of the opportunities for UK businesses from expanding practices which value and protect nature’s services. The White Paper’s ambition is to create “a green economy, in which economic growth and the health of our natural resources sustain each other, and markets, business and Government better reflect the value of nature.” Through the use of a wide evidence base, and the input of experts, the task force have been able to make over 20 recommendations of opportunities that represent substantial benefits for both nature and business.

The recommendations are grouped into four broad themes (Carbon and Markets for Nature, the Food Cycle, the Water Cycle and Natural Capital: cross cutting themes) and the task force has prioritised recommendations based on the scale of the issue, its relevance and potential impact. Their top five for maximising opportunities and minimising risk in relation to natural capital are:

1) Biodiversity Offsetting: securing net gain for nature from planning and development
2) Closing the loop: anaerobic digestion and bioenergy on farms
3) Local woodfuel supply chains: active sustainable management supporting local economies
4) Nature-based certification and labelling: connecting consumers with nature
5) Water cycle catchment management: integrating nature into water, waste water and flood management.

The five recommendations cover broad areas, representing both new business ventures and better management of resources already used in operations.

In its top recommendation, the task force highlights the current conflict between new development and biodiversity. Although they advocate the offsetting of biodiversity from sites, this is only to be carried out in situations where impacts are ‘unavoidable’ and these impacts should also be ‘more than compensated’ for. Easy in principle, this can be difficult in practice. The task force clearly recognises this though, and has highlighted that initial implementation of offsetting through a mandatory pilot scheme for planning authorities will provide vital evidence on its future potential across the country.

Detailed recommendations for the management of the water cycle catchment are made, with the role that catchments play in improving water quality highlighted. Strategies to improve this involve the payment for ecosystem services approach, where incentives are provided to stakeholders to manage or maintain areas. For water, this would involve farmers, water companies, and businesses working to deliver water quality and biodiversity, which would ultimately give greater environmental and economic benefits.

The need for changes to be evidence-based and backed by strong policy frameworks is stressed throughout the report. High-risk strategies are not ideal for business and the challenges set out for each recommendation by the task force need to be addressed to generate full support for any changes. The recommendations provided in the report will be assessed by the Government over the coming months, and a formal response is expected in the summer. The Task Force has also highlighted its desire to reconvene in a year’s time with Government and business leaders to assess progress since the report.

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Environment Secretary welcomes the Ecosystems Markets Task Force report

Posted by admin on March 7th, 2013

The Ecosystem Markets Task Force has published its final report into business opportunities that also benefit the environment which is available to view online here: http://www.defra.gov.uk/ecosystem-markets/work/publications-reports/

Responding to the report, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said:

“This report shows that it is possible to boost the economy while at the same time we improve the environment.

“It’s fantastic to have these highly respected business leaders come up with so many potential opportunities for businesses.  This independent report outlines ideas at the cutting edge of new markets which value and protect our natural environment.

“It adds new ideas and thinking in many areas that we’re already enthusiastically pursuing: such as biodiversity offsetting, anaerobic digestion and imaginative water management.  We’ll be looking at all the recommendations and responding formally in the Summer.”

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Ash Dieback: Control Plan and Interim Task Force report published

Posted by admin on December 6th, 2012

A new strategy to tackle Ash dieback has been published today alongside the Tree and Plant Health Task Force’s interim report. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced today.

The Chalara Control Plan sets out the Government’s objectives for tackling the disease and outlines what further action the Government will take over the next few months. The Government will focus its efforts on:

• Reducing the rate of spread;
• Developing resistance to the disease in the native UK ash tree population;
• Encouraging citizen, landowner and industry engagement in surveillance, monitoring and action in tackling the problem; and
• Building resilience in the UK woodland and associated industries.

Mr Paterson said:

“We need to radically rethink how we deal with the threats to our trees. That’s why I asked Defra’s chief scientist to lead a panel of experts to identify what needs to be done to tackle the growing problem of tree diseases.

“While the science tells us it won’t be possible to eradicate this disease, we mustn’t give up on British ash. The plan I have set out today shows our determination to slow the spread and minimise the impact of Chalara.

“It will also give us time to find those trees with genetic resistance to the disease and to restructure our woodlands to make them more resilient.”

The Government has already introduced a number of control measures to reduce the speed of spread, which are in line with these objectives. A ban on import of ash trees and movement of trees around the country will remain in place. Landowners and conservation organisations will continue to work with Government agencies to check sites across the UK for signs of infected trees.

The Control Plan outlines some additional actions including:

•researching spore production at infected sites;
•working closely with other European countries which have been affected by Chalara to share data and experience on resistance to the disease;
•funding a study to accelerate the development of ObservaTREE, a tree health early-warning system using volunteer groups; and
•working with the horticulture and nursery sectors on long-term resilience to the impact of Chalara and other plant health threats.

An independent Task Force on Tree and Plant Health also published its recommendations today after it was set up by the Government to assess the current disease threats to the UK. Mr Paterson added:

“The Task Force’s interim recommendations are a robust answer to my call for radical ideas on how to protect Britain from tree and plant diseases. I’m very much looking forward to seeing the final report early next year.”

The Task Force’s interim recommendations are that the Government should:

•develop a prioritised UK Risk Register for tree health and plant biosecurity;
•strengthen biosecurity to reduce risks at the border and within the UK;
•appoint a Chief Plant Health Officer to own the UK Risk Register and provide strategic and tactical leadership for managing those risks;
•review, simplify and strengthen governance and legislation;
•maximise the use of epidemiological intelligence from EU/other regions and work to improve the EU regulations concerned with tree and plant biosecurity;
•develop and implement procedures for preparedness and contingency planning to predict, monitor and control the spread of disease;
•develop a modern, user-friendly, expert system to provide quick and intelligent access to data about tree health and plant biosecurity; and
•identify and address key skills shortages.

Welcoming the Task Force’s report, Professor Ian Boyd, Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser, said:

“I’d like to thank the Task Force for its work so far. The report brings forward some interesting ideas and advice from experts that we will consider.

“It’s important to listen to the views of others and bring together the best ideas and advice from experts. We need the most up-to-date and robust evidence to support our decisions, and the Task Force will help us do just that.”

Issued by the Defra and Forestry Commission Press Offices.

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Cost may force U-turn

Posted by admin on October 18th, 2012

    • Badger Cull : European badger (Meles meles)
    Badgers in the UK will soon be retreating to their setts as winter approaches. Photograph: Christopher Mills/Alamy

    Ministers are facing the prospect of having to abandon the controversial cull of badgers in England, for this year at least, due to fast-rising costs, the Guardian has learned.

    The cull, aimed at curbing the rising infections of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle, is running out of time to begin before winter weather means the badgers lie low in their setts. The environment secretary, Owen Paterson, and farming minister David Heath cancelled a series of interviews on Thursday, but department officials said there was no U-turn: “There is no change to the badger cull policy. We want the cull to happen as soon as possible.”

    The Guardian can reveal that the estimated number of badgers in the pilot cull areas in Gloucestershire and Somerset have turned out to be far higher than the figures used to estimate the initial cost. Farmers must commit to killing at least 70% of the badgers in the cull zone, or fleeing badgers will spread TB further. But the Guardian can also reveal that each culled badger carries a bounty on its head, which means that having to kill more badgers means costs must rise.

    In a parliamentary answer on Wednesday, Heath told shadow environment secretary, Mary Creagh: “The best estimate for the number of badgers within each pilot area is: west Gloucestershire, 3,600; west Somerset: 4,300.” However, the environment department’s original, generic estimates, before recent surveys were conducted, were 2,000-3,000 for cull zones of that size. The figures show killing costs have as much as doubled in the case of Somerset.

    A Whitehall source told the Guardian that, because the killing costs have to be borne by farmers and landowners, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president, Peter Kendall, feels the cull may now be too expensive to carry out, given the new higher badger numbers. The government’s own impact assessment had already shown that carrying out the cull will cost more than it saves. A spokesman for the NFU said they did not recognise that view from Kendall and were not aware of any change in the government’s policy.

    Creagh said: “The abandoning of the cull would be good news because we have always said the cull was bad for wildlife, bad for farmers and bad for taxpayers. The science is clear that it risks making things worse.” On Sunday, 32 eminent scientists, including those who designed and ran a landmark 10-year culling trial, called on ministers to halt the cull. But ministers argue that the rising costs of bovine TB – £90m in 2011 and 26,000 cattle slaughtered – means that culling has to go ahead, alongside tighter biosecurity and investment in vaccination research.

    The cull licences were issued by Natural England for Gloucestershire on 17 September and for Somerset on 4 October. The companies managing the culls were then required only to complete some “administrative” steps before culling could begin, but they have not. Farmers are required to deposit enough money to fund the entire four-year cull before beginning, because failing to complete the entire cull is near certain to increase bovine TB. Natural England said not all the money had been deposited, although a spokesman added he did not think the issue was a “deal-breaker”. He added that the drawing in of winter meant that “the sooner the cull started, the better.”

    The bounty being paid for each badger carcass was revealed to a concerned member of the public by Natural England. The bovine TB licensing unit emailed her: “When the method employed free shooting, contractors are paid per badger.”

    The Whitehall source said: “Everyone in the department is scrambling with increasing desperation to make an unworkable policy work, so Paterson doesn’t look like the failure David Cameron and Nick Clegg saw his predecessor Caroline Spelman as being.” Paterson has been holding daily meetings on the cull.

    Further confusion arose on Thursday when Paterson twice cancelled a television interview with ITV News for “logistical reasons” and Heath cancelled a Friday interview with the Daily Telegraph.

    The cull has prompted the largest animal rights protests since fox hunting was banned in 2004, and more than 150,000 people have signed an e-petition to stop it. The petition has granted opponents of the cull the first ever debate in the House of Commons, set for 25 October, where the government will have to vote down a motion to halt the cull.

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    United States Air Force to Pay $12,823 Penalty for Underground Storage Tank Violations in Nebraska (NE)

    Posted by admin on September 28th, 2012

     

    Release Date: 09/28/2012
    Contact Information: Ben Washburn, 913-551-7364, [email protected]

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    (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 28, 2012) – The United States Air Force has agreed to pay a $ 12,823 penalty to the United States for Underground Storage Tank (UST) violations in three Nebraska counties. The violations occurred at Air Force facilities in western Nebraska.

    In addition to paying the civil penalty, the Air Force is required to conduct a tank tightness test to determine if one of the USTs is leaking. The Air Force is unable to account for 1,490 gallons of diesel fuel in that tank.

    According to an administrative consent agreement and final order filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., routine inspections of the facilities discovered the violations, some of which were repeat violations.

    The violations included failure to provide overfill protection for an existing tank, failure to conduct annual inspections of the corrosion protection system, and failure to report a suspected release to the implementing agency.

    By agreeing to the settlement with EPA, the United States Air Force has certified that it is now in compliance with all requirements of the RCRA regulations.

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    EPA and the Georgia Force Encourage Metro Atlanta Take the “Change the World with ENERGY STAR®” Pledge (GA)

    Posted by admin on July 16th, 2012

     

    Release Date: 07/14/2012
    Contact Information: EPA: Dawn Harris-Young, (404) 562-8421, [email protected] Georgia Force: Corey Remillard, (770) 609-1312, [email protected]

    ATLANTA — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the Georgia Force, collected Change the World with ENERGY STAR® pledges at the Georgia Force Arena Football game in the Gwinnett Arena in Duluth GA. The Georgia Force pledge drive urged attendees to make a change with ENERGY STAR® by challenging them to take simple steps to save energy, which can help save money and protect the climate.

    As part of the event, EPA Regional Administrator, Gwen Keyes Fleming was designated the honorary captain of the team and performed the coin toss on the field at this televised game (126 Charter, 248 Comcast and MeTV). EPA staffed Change the World tables in the concourse and took pledges. At halftime a drawing from the pledges determined the winner of a signed football.

    “In recognition of the 20th Anniversary of ENERGY STAR®, we want the metro area to know that saving energy not only helps save money and the environment, but it can also be a lot of fun,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator, Gwen Keyes Fleming. “We’re excited to broadcast this important message as a service to our community.”

    About ENERGY STAR

    Launched in 1992 by EPA, ENERGY STAR is a market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. This year marks ENERGY STAR’s 20th anniversary. Over the past 20 years, with help from ENERGY STAR, American families and businesses have saved about $ 230 billion on utility bills and prevented more than 1.7 billion metric tons of carbon pollution. To date, more than 1.3 million new homes and nearly 16,500 buildings across all 50 states have earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification. The ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 63 different kinds of products with more than 5 billion sold over the past 20 years. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).

    Americans can take the “Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR” pledge. The pledge is a way for individuals to commit to taking action on energy efficiency in their homes and daily activities such as switching to more efficient lighting, choosing ENERGY STAR products, sealing and insulating homes, and using power management features on home computers and monitors. For more information on the pledge: http://www.energystar.gov/changetheworld

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    Anglian Home Improvements’ Grapevine Theatre sees celebrities turn out in force

    Posted by admin on July 6th, 2012

    It’s been an eventful week at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show’s Grapevine Theatre with a multitude of gardening personalities and celebrities stopping by to chat and join in the fun.

    Sponsored by conservatory, door and window double glazing specialist Anglian Home Improvements and hosted by TV garden expert David Domoney, the Hampton Grapevine Theatre is proving the place to be at this year’s show. And if you haven’t been along yet, there’s still time to visit this weekend when John Craven and Bill Oddie will be topping the bill and answering gardening questions.

    BBC Countryfile’s John Craven proved a popular presenter at the Grapevine Theatre on 3rd July, the opening day of the show, where he was a huge draw for the crowds. John gave visitors an insight into how he got into journalism and broadcasting, before talking in more detail about his favourite gardening topics including wild flowers, his great respect for David Bellamy and a series of other entertaining stories and recollections.

    TV garden expert David Domoney, who is presenting a series of live, interactive shows from the Hampton Grapevine Theatre, has also been joined this week by another Countryfile favourite, Adam Henson. Current holder of the title for the fastest hanging basket in the Hampton Grapevine Theatre Hanging Basket Challenge, Adam completed his display in front of a live audience in an astounding 12 seconds!

    On Thursday, a surprise visit from international athletics champion and sports presenter Sally Gunnell caused some excitement at the Grapevine Theatre, and qualified horticulturist, TV broadcaster and author Toby Buckland also joined David Domoney to chat about his love of gardening.

    A stunning verandah conservatory provided by Anglian Home Improvements in the centre of the marquee has proved particularly popular as more and more people are looking for garden tips and hints on how to use their conservatories and window sills for growing plants all year round.

    David Domoney explained, “Gardeners are becoming more creative and ambitious about what plants to grow in their conservatories and window boxes. Tropical and Mediterranean house plants such as Bird of Paradise and the Bat Plant tend to be firm British favourites and flowers such as jasmines and gardenias not only look beautiful but also bring delightful fragrances into the home. What’s more, in many towns and cities where space is at a premium in small gardens, herbs, chillies and peppers are becoming an essential addition to the contemporary kitchen window sill.”

    Located in the heart of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the Grapevine Theatre is an ideal place to shelter from the erratic British summer and watch a studio-style TV show with audience participation and live presentations from green fingered celebrities. While there, why not find out about Anglian Home Improvements’ exciting prize draws too? You could win £1,000 in cash by visiting the stand or a garden make over by David Domoney, worth £10,000. More information and full terms and conditions can be found on the Anglian Home Improvements website.

    John Craven and Bill Oddie will both be back over the weekend and you can send in your [gardening questions|for David to ask them during the Celebrity of the Day feature via Twitter using the hashtag #HCgrapevine.

    Other celebrities spotted in and around the Hampton Grapevine Theatre Marquee this week include John Hurt; Michael Buerk; Moira Stuart; John Humphrys; Miranda Richardson; Maggie Smith; Ben Sheppard; Nick Knowles; Lee Mack; Rob Brydon; and Jessica Hynes. More expected this weekend!

    To keep updated on what’s happening at the Grapevine Theatre, please visit http://www.anglianhome.co.uk/hampton-court-flower-show or follow #HCgrapevine or @anglianhome on Twitter.

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    Notes to Editors

    About Anglian Home Improvements:

    Established in 1966, Anglian Home Improvements is the UK’s leading home improvements company, responsible for the employment of 4500 people. With more than 45 years’ experience of providing UVPC double-glazing windows, Anglian ensures it is ahead of the competition with a continuing research and development programme. Anglian offers an extensive range of home improvement products, including double glazing replacement windows and doors, conservatories, driveways, solar products, garage conversions and roof trims

    For further information visit www.anglianhome.co.uk or please contact:

    Matt Carey at Anglian Home Improvements
    01603 775993
    [email protected]

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    Jacqui Green at JGMPR
    07885 270 349
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    DCLG: Community Right to Challenge comes into force

    Posted by admin on June 27th, 2012

    From today more communities will be able to bid to take over local services they think they can run differently and better as the Community Right to Challenge provisions come into effect.

    The Community Right to Challenge hands more power back to communities, allowing voluntary and community groups, parish councils and local authority staff to express an interest in taking over the running of local authority services, making services more responsive to local needs and delivering better value for money.

    Also from today a range of specialist support is being put in place to help community groups wanting to take greater control of their community through every stage of the process - from setting up a group and developing a proposal right through to the delivering services on the ground.

    The Social Investment Business, in partnership with Locality and the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations will deliver a three year support programme worth £11.5million. The programme will include a dedicated advice phone line where support and information will be available. It will also include grants to help groups to use the new right and bid to run local public services, resources, and case studies.

    Some examples of community groups already providing excellent local services include:

    Bulky Bob’s – a social enterprise that has contracts with Liverpool City Council and others to collect, reuse and recycle bulky household waste. 70 per cent of the furniture and white goods collected are recycled or reused, helping over 34,000 low-income families gain access to affordable, ‘pre-loved’ furniture and a huge saving for councils in landfill tax.

    Shiney Advice and Resource Project (ShARP) – is an independent welfare rights advice centre based in Sunderland. Run as a charity it provides basic advice on debt, welfare benefits, housing and employment. Many of ShARP’s users are vulnerable adults or people in stressful situations. Sunderland City Council has recently renewed its contract with ShARP to provide key advice to the Shiney Row, Houghton and Hetton wards of Sunderland.

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell said:

    “The Community Right to Challenge gives communities another opportunity to be the driving force in the future of their local services. As the people who know their communities best and use and rely upon local services it makes sense, that where they feel they can run services better, they should be encouraged and supported to step in and do exactly that.

    “Already we have seen some excellent achievements from local people taking the reins, and with these revolutionary rights now in place we can look forward to more communities getting involved in making their local areas better places to live.”

    Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark said:

    “The Community Right to Challenge paves the way for communities to play a bigger part in shaping excellent local services around their needs.

    “Councils do not have to have a monopoly over the best ideas and the most creative are already welcoming innovative ideas from communities about how services can be reformed and improved to better meet local need.

    “This marks the next step in returning power back to citizens, communities and local groups to manage their own affairs free from Whitehall interference.”

    Jonathan Jenkins, Chief Executive, Social Investment Business said:

    “The Right to Challenge presents a fantastic new opportunity for social ventures to grow through increased revenue, and therefore build their capacity to secure further investment - all with the goal of being able to reach more beneficiaries.”

    Steve Wyler, Chief Executive, Locality said:

    “We are delighted that the Community Right to Challenge is coming into force, having pushed hard to make the Localism Act a reality. The Community Right to Challenge will give communities the impetus to suggest and put in place new ways of delivering services – meeting the needs of residents, employing local people and creating resilient community enterprises. Locality supports local people to run local services as the best way to deliver economic and social change.”

    Mohamed Aslam MBE, BEM, Director, Himmat Limited a community-led organisation based in Halifax said:

    “At Himmat, we have expanded from our original base of Halifax to deliver services elsewhere in West Yorkshire. As a community-led organisation, we have been successful in being awarded contracts to run services such as with the local Youth Offending Team. It hasn’t been straightforward establishing ourselves - we’re lucky to have strong relationships with our local authority. The new Community Right to Challenge will make it easier for community organisations to suggest new ways of running council services. The 95 per cent attendance record at our Youth Offending Team programme is evidence that community organisations deliver results.”

    Notes to editors

    1. The Community Right to Challenge was introduced by the Localism Act 2011 which was enacted on 15 November 2011. Regulations were laid in Parliament on 30 April and 17 May 2012. A plain English guide to the Localism Act is available at: www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/localismplainenglishupdate.

    2. Under the Community Right to Challenge, relevant authorities (county, district and London Borough councils and fire and rescue authorities) must consider expressions of interest and, where they accept an expression of interest, carry out a procurement exercise for the service.

    3. A Community Rights website has been launched to give people more information about the new powers and opportunities available to them. The website will continue to grow and expand as more of the Rights come into force. The site can be viewed here: www.communityrights.communities.gov.uk.

    4. Practical help and guidance for those wishing to use the Community Right to Challenge is also available on the My Community Rights website. The site can be viewed here: http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/community-right-to-challenge/.

    5. The dedicated advice phone line for support on Community Right to Challenge can be reached on 0845 345 4564.

    6. The Social Investment Business has been awarded a contract to deliver a Community Right to Challenge support programme. The programme will be provided in partnership with Locality and the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations and supported by a wider partnership of Social Enterprise UK, National Association of Local Councils, Urban Forum, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, ACRE and Community Ventures and Pulse Regeneration.

    7. Locality is also providing support for those using the Community Right to Build.

    8. More details of the grants element of the Community Right to Challenge support programme will be announced soon.

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    Full force of the law needed to save stricken dugongs

    Posted by admin on June 15th, 2012

    Law enforcement is key to saving one of the world’s most threatened marine mammals – the Dugong (Dugong dugon) - and a project funded by SOS – Save Our Species is on the case in Mozambique.

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