The government is poised to announce a climbdown on forthcoming increases to the business rates bill faced by pubs in England. In the coming days the government is expected to say it will make changes to how pubs’ business rates are calculated, resulting in smaller rises to bills. Treasury officials say they have recognised the […]
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Colorado lawmaker claims Trump’s veto of safe drinking water bill is retaliation | Donald Trump
Republican representative Lauren Boebert has fired back at Donald Trump for vetoing a bill that would have funded a drinking water project in her Colorado district, implying the president was playing at political retaliation. The bill was aimed at funding a decades-long project to bring safe drinking water to 39 communities in Colorado’s eastern plains, […]
EU plans to water down ban on new petrol and diesel cars | Automotive industry
The EU has confirmed it wants to water down its 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol or diesel cars, yielding to heavy pressure from the car industry and leaders from several EU member states including Germany and Italy. Wopke Hoekstra, a European climate commissioner, described the proposals as a “win-win” situation for consumers […]
More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here’s what Louisville found : Shots
The George Rogers Clark Memorial bridge crosses the Ohio River to Louisville, Kentucky. Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Ohio River sends billions of gallons of water flowing past Louisville, Kentucky’s pumping station every day, where the city’s […]