Engineers step up calls for Office for Resource Management

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Institution of Civil Engineers publishes Manifesto for Infrastructure demanding action on flood defences, resource efficiency, and decarbonisation, as well as airports

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has become the latest trade body to throw its weight behind calls for a government-backed Office for Resource Management, arguing that a dedicated agency is needed...

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