Coverage of the Committee on Climate Change's coastal erosion report
Media coverage on the Committee on Climate Change's coastal erosion report.
Defra Press Office
EU waste incineration emission regulation
On the second edition on today's blog we clarify our position on a story in The i on emissions, and cover British Spirits and Sparkling Wine Week.
Fisheries Bill launch, £60,000 fund to develop and test pollinator habitat mapping, and the EU vote on single-use plastic
Fisheries Bill launch The Telegraph, Independent, ITV, Press and Journal, Express and Star, the National are among the media that have covered the government's launch today of the Fisheries Bill. The Fisheries Minister George Eustice was also interviewed on Radio …
Biosecurity & EU exit and sales of veterinary antibiotics
Coverage on the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee report into biosecurity after EU Exit and the annual Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance (VARSS) report.
Secretary of State meeting with the family of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse
Secretary of State meeting with the family of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse The Secretary of State Michael Gove has today met the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the teenager who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a Pret A Manger baguette. Natasha’s …
Microplastics research
Coverage of new research into microplastics.
Plans to ban plastic straws, cotton-buds, and stirrers
Coverage of our consultation on banning plastic straws, cotton-buds, and stirrers.
Call for evidence on National Parks and AONBs, Morecambe flood defence opening and post-Brexit farming in Northern Ireland
Coverage of our call for evidence on National Parks and AONBs, the Morecambe flood defence opening and post-Brexit farming in Northern Ireland
Tree Champion launches Urban Tree Manual
The Yorkshire Post has today covered the release of our new Urban Tree Manual, a toolkit that provides advice on selecting the right tree for the right place in towns and cities. Launched by the government’s Tree Champion Sir William …
Confirmed case of BSE in Scotland
Confirmed case of BSE in Scotland Today, 18 October, the Scottish Government has confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on a farm in Aberdeen. The case was detected during routine surveillance of fallen stock cattle. The animal did …