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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Environment « Express &amp; Star</title><description>Environment news from the Express &amp; Star.</description><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/environment/</link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:53 +0100</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Disease threatens 1m trees on Cannock Chase]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/19/disease-threatens-1m-trees-on-cannock-chase/</link><description><![CDATA[One million trees of Cannock Chase’s forest could be wiped out by a deadly infection sweeping the British Isles, it emerged today.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/19/disease-threatens-1m-trees-on-cannock-chase/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deer numbers on Cannock Chase are up in one of harshest winters for years]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/04/16/deer-numbers-on-cannock-chase-are-up-in-one-of-harshest-winters-for-years/</link><description><![CDATA[A survey of Cannock Chase has shown an increase in deer population – despite the UK recently experiencing the harshest winter in decades.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/04/16/deer-numbers-on-cannock-chase-are-up-in-one-of-harshest-winters-for-years/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:59:50 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New wheelie bins for Dudley to be delivered in weeks]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/29/new-wheelie-bins-for-dudley-to-be-delivered-in-weeks/</link><description><![CDATA[New wheelie bins for household rubbish will be delivered to residents across Dudley from this summer.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/29/new-wheelie-bins-for-dudley-to-be-delivered-in-weeks/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:02:56 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils will borrow millions for Black Country polluted land clean-up]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/19/councils-will-borrow-millions-for-black-country-polluted-land-clean-up/</link><description><![CDATA[Millions of pounds will be borrowed by councils to clean polluted land in the Black Country to make it ready to create thousands of jobs.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/19/councils-will-borrow-millions-for-black-country-polluted-land-clean-up/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:59:43 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Icy spell doubles Wolverhampton pothole repairs]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/01/icy-spell-doubles-wolverhampton-pothole-repairs/</link><description><![CDATA[Double the number of potholes were repaired in Wolverhampton last month compared to December, new figures show.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/01/icy-spell-doubles-wolverhampton-pothole-repairs/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:59:58 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolverhampton tree-lined way plans take a step forward]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/01/wolverhampton-tree-lined-way-plans-take-a-step-forward/</link><description><![CDATA[Plans to flatten high street shops to make way for a new tree-lined boulevard linking to a multi-million pound “urban village” have taken a step forward.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/01/wolverhampton-tree-lined-way-plans-take-a-step-forward/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:59:52 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[How eyesore former Charles Clark Rover building could look after overhaul]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/how-eyesore-former-charles-clark-rover-building-could-look-after-overhaul/</link><description><![CDATA[This image shows how the eyesore former Charles Clark Rover dealership in Chapel Ash could look after its multi-million pound transformation into new flats.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/how-eyesore-former-charles-clark-rover-building-could-look-after-overhaul/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:59:54 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expansion of travellers site gets backing]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/expansion-of-travellers-site-gets-backing/</link><description><![CDATA[A controversial plan to double the size of a travellers site in Cheslyn Hay was passed during a heated meeting by council bosses.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/expansion-of-travellers-site-gets-backing/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:59:53 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears on stray horses in Tipton being used for food]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/fears-on-stray-horses-in-tipton-being-used-for-food/</link><description><![CDATA[Fears have been raised that stray horses roaming Tipton could be ending up in the food chain.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/fears-on-stray-horses-in-tipton-being-used-for-food/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:59:52 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[£400,000 new Great Barr RSPB visitor centre plan unveiled]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/400000-new-great-barr-rspb-visitor-centre-plan-unveiled/</link><description><![CDATA[Details of a proposed new visitor centre at the RSPB Sandwell Valley nature reserve have been unveiled – as plans for it went on display.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/400000-new-great-barr-rspb-visitor-centre-plan-unveiled/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:59:50 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Action call over smell from Biffa waste plant]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/23/action-call-over-smell-from-biffa-waste-plant/</link><description><![CDATA[The Environment Agency was today urged to take “tough enforcement action” against a waste plant in Staffordshire dogged by long-running complaints about bad smells.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/23/action-call-over-smell-from-biffa-waste-plant/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turbine at Sandwell Valley site put on ice by council]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/22/turbine-at-sandwell-valley-site-put-on-ice-by-council/</link><description><![CDATA[Multi-million pound plans for a 200ft wind turbine at West Bromwich’s Sandwell Valley beauty spot have been put on ice by Sandwell Council.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/22/turbine-at-sandwell-valley-site-put-on-ice-by-council/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:59:59 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannock wind turbine bid is rejected]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/21/cannock-wind-turbine-bid-is-rejected/</link><description><![CDATA[Controversial plans to install a 334ft wind turbine in Cannock have been thrown out after it was labelled a “blot on the landscape”.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/21/cannock-wind-turbine-bid-is-rejected/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:59:57 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staffordshire towns and villages to switch street lights off]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/21/staffordshire-towns-and-villages-to-switch-street-lights-off/</link><description><![CDATA[Twenty-five towns and villages across Staffordshire are considering switching off some street lights after midnight in a bid to save cash, it was revealed today.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/21/staffordshire-towns-and-villages-to-switch-street-lights-off/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:59:47 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal action moves on Cannock food plant smell]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/18/legal-action-moves-on-cannock-food-plant-smell/</link><description><![CDATA[Neighbours living near to a waste plant at the centre of a long-running row over smells have said they may join a legal campaign against it.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/18/legal-action-moves-on-cannock-food-plant-smell/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:59:53 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[News Pictures]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category></item></channel></rss>
