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Contents April 2008

News Review

A winning swing: from coal mine to golf course(April 08)
A former colliery in Scotland is being turned into a championship golf course with the aid of quality compost as part of a brownfield trailblazer project

Brownfield Expo launches(April 08)
Brownfield Expo is the newly named contaminated land exhibition at this year's Sustainabilitylive! event. LAWR offers a taster of what visitors can expect in this special preview

Technical guidance for LA officers(April 08)
One of the key issues that local authority contaminated land officers face on a regular basis is the quality of reports that are received from consultants and developers when looking at the redevelopment of potentially contaminated sites.

Greater clarity needed in the clean-up debate(April 08)
Brownfield sites present complex challenges when it comes to who is liable for clean-up. Neena Sharma examines the issue and attempts to shed some light on the matter

Taxing times: weighing up options for waste soils(April 08)
Last month it was announced that landfill tax exemption for contaminated soils would be phased out by 2012. Graham Holtom examines the implications

It's a snip: the new EP regulations(April 08)
The introduction of standard permits for waste operators under the new Environmental Permitting Regulations are designed to cut red tape, making regulation quicker and more cost-effective. Clare McCallan explains