Environment news https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/4092/Environment-news?format=rss&category=Environment <p>Help us look after County Durham and make the most of where you live with news about our local environment including heritage and countryside projects, litter, dog fouling and fly tipping campaigns, and energy reduction schemes.</p> en &copy; Goss Interactive 2024 https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/31212/New-road-material-paves-the-way-to-net-zero New road material paves the way to net zero <p>A new material which enables the creation of net zero asphalt has been used in a road resurfacing scheme in County Durham - and it's a UK first.</p> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:33:04 Z https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/31129/Builder-fined-after-dumping-waste-containing-asbestos Builder fined after dumping waste containing asbestos <p>A County Durham builder has left court with a bill of almost £2,000 after dumping waste containing asbestos near a cemetery.</p> Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:35:48 Z