Environment Agency manages the return of waste to the UK
In today's blog we look at how the Environment Agency is managing the repatriation of 42 waste containers from Malaysia to the UK.
Village halls funding, white-tailed eagle success in Oxfordshire and wild animals in circuses ban
In this afternoon’s blog we take a look at positive coverage of the government’s grant scheme to help rejuvenate village halls, the progress of a white-tailed eagle released onto the Isle of Wight last summer and our ban of wild animals in circuses.
Sunday Times on tree guards in woodlands
Today’s Sunday Times reports on the use of tree guards in woodlands to help rebuild Britain’s lost woodlands. The story notes that around 200 million of the plastic tubes have been deployed by the Woodland Trust, Forestry England, the National …
Ash dieback project launches International Year of Plant Health
In today's blog we look at positive coverage in The Guardian, Daily Mail and Yorkshire Post of the launch of the Ash Archive, a pioneering project to tackle the devastating tree disease, ash dieback.
New protections for thousands of seabirds in England
There has been positive coverage of the announcement made by the Environment Minister Rebecca Pow on ambitious plans to protect England’s rare and vulnerable seabirds.
Introduction of Agriculture Bill, the launch of the Joint Unit on Waste Crime and calls for greater protection for our ocean
In today's blog we look at the introduction of our landmark Agriculture Bill in Parliament, a new taskforce dedicated to tackling serious waste crime and Environment Minister Rebecca Pow's speech at a Greenpeace event last night.
The Telegraph on the impact of climate change on the UK’s coasts and seas
In today's blog we look at coverage of the Marine Climate Change Impact Partnership 2020 Report Card, which highlights the impact that climate change is already having – and could have in the future – on the UK’s coasts and seas.
British Heart Foundation air quality campaign and Great Yarmouth flood defences
In this afternoon's blog we look at widespread coverage of warnings by the British Heart Foundation that poor air quality could cause 160,000 deaths from heart and circulatory disease in the next 10 years and the start of work on a major flood defence scheme in Great Yarmouth.
Farm Payments Bill introduced to Parliament
There is coverage today on FarmingUK, The Pig Site, and the Belfast Newsletter of the introduction of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) (DPLC) Bill to Parliament yesterday. This Bill will provide continuity for farmers across all four corners …
Oxford Farming Conference 2020
In this afternoon's blog we look at further media coverage following the Environment Secretary's speech at the Oxford Farming Conference.