The Scourge
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| Originally published | August 30, 2016 |
| Authors | Jennifer A. Nielsen |
| Genres | Adventure Fiction |
| Dystopian Fiction | |
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| ID | 2277586 |
About The Scourge
As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, Ani Mells is shocked when she is unexpectedly captured by the governor's wardens and forced to submit to a test for the deadly Scourge. . . .
Rishi Sunak sets out how pothole funding from HS2 savings to be used
... Its spokesman, Darren Rodwell, said: " Longer-term, the government should award council highways departments with five yearly funding allocations to give more certainty, bringing councils on a par with National Highways so they can develop resurfacing programmes and other highways improvements, tackling The Scourge of potholes...
Focus on crime as Rishi Sunak sets out priorities in King's Speech
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Ban on single-use cutlery comes into force in England
... The government says the move will " tackle The Scourge of litter and protect the environment from plastic pollution"...
California shooting: Four killed, six hurt in Cook's Corner bar
... " Our district is one of the safest areas in the country, and yet we too are repeatedly afflicted with The Scourge of mass shootings, " he said...
How a suicide bomb attack changed the lives of UN aid workers
... In a way, they, together with Jean-Selim, who was Egyptian and French, embody the spirit of the UN Charter, which promises: " We the peoples of the United Nations, determined to save succeeding generations from The Scourge of war, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights...
US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators
... " Local conservationists say the contest is necessary in order to curb The Scourge that the Burmese python has wrought on Florida s Everglades...
New wave of strikes on way, Unite leader Sharon Graham warns
... But more generally, he said a future Labour government would be seen as a failure if it didn t tackle The Scourge of low pay...
'I have been rejected by dozens of men over dowry'
... The Scourge of dowry, she says, can only be fought if young men and women start taking a stand and refuse to give or accept dowries...
Ban on single-use cutlery comes into force in England
By Sean SeddonBBC News
A ban on some single-use plastic products will come into force across England on Sunday.
Shops and hospitality businesses will no longer be able to supply plastic cutlery, balloon sticks and polystyrene cups under the new rules.
The government says The Move will " tackle The Scourge of litter and protect The Environment from plastic pollution".
But councils have warned that some firms are not ready for The Change .
Around 1. 1 billion single-use plates and More Than four billion pieces of plastic cutlery are used in England every year, government figures suggest.
The vast majority of these products cannot be recycled and can take hundreds of years to biodegrade in landfill sites.
From Sunday, some new restrictions will also be applied to the supply of single-use plastic plates, bowls, and trays - But exemptions are in place for takeaways and other businesses which sell pre-packaged food.
The new rules, which, are part of a wider goal to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042.
Environment minister Rebecca Pow said the government has already implemented " world-leading" bans on straws, stirrers and Cotton Buds , as well as rolling out charges for carrier bags and an industry tax on large plastic packaging imports.
She Said the latest ban will " protect The Environment and help to cut litter - stopping plastic pollution dirtying our streets and threatening our wildlife".
Rules vary in different parts of the UK, But Wales and Scotland have pursued similar policies to those coming into force in England.
The ban in England will be enforced by local trading standards officials But a body representing councils warned some businesses and customers are unaware of The Change .
Darren Rodwell, environment spokesman for the LGA, said: " This is a valuable policy to reduce waste But there is still more to do. "
Some environmental campaigners have criticised the government for not introducing wider restrictions on plastic products.
Anna Diski, plastics campaigner for Greenpeace UK, told The Bbc : " Legislating token bans on a few single-use plastic items every few years. . [is] completely inadequate to the scale of The Problem .
" Instead of this piecemeal approach, the government needs to address The Problem at source and Roll Out a serious strategy to cut how much plastic is being produced. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
