Tuesday 20 March: Open Farm Sunday and plastic pollution
On the blog today we celebrate our farms and farmers through Open Farm Sunday and we look at coverage of plastic pollution in air and food.
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Monday 19 March: Animal welfare conditions on farms
The Times on Saturday reported on video footage which appears to show poor conditions at a poultry farm in Dorset. Although we cannot comment on individual cases, it’s important to note that APHA takes potential breaches of animal welfare legislation …
Friday 16 March: Giants Club Summit and air quality
On the blog today we look at coverage of the Giants Club Summit and Minister Coffey's letter to Derby City Council.
Thursday 15 March: Third party puppy sales and air quality
On the blog today we look at the Mirror's coverage of a petition to ban third party puppy sales, and respond to a joint committee air quality report.
Wednesday 14 March: The Chancellor on plastics and new stats on greyhound injuries
Spring Statement: Single-use plastics and red diesel There is widespread coverage today including in The Times, BBC online, and The Guardian of the Treasury’s call for evidence on using taxes to address single-use plastic waste - announced in yesterday's Spring …
Tuesday 13 March: Chewing gum on Britain's streets and microplastics in rivers
On today's blog we comment on coverage on the cost of cleaning up chewing gum, and look at research into microplastics in rivers.
Monday 12 March: Litter Innovation Fund, Northern Forest, fur imports, Ofwat review and shock collars
On the blog today we look at Government funding for innovative projects to tackle litter louts, the planting of the first tree of the Northern Forest and a letter from celebrities calling on Government to ban fur imports post-Brexit. We also look at Ofwat's review into last week’s water outages across England and Wales and the Government’s plans to launch a consultation on banning electric shock collars on cats and dogs.
Friday 9 March: Disposable coffee cups and moving the administration of CS and ES to the RPA
On the blog today we look at the Government's response to the EAC's report on disposable coffee cups and the move of the administration of Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship to the Rural Payments Agency.
Thursday 8 March: Our involvement in International Women's Day and EU access to UK waters after Brexit
On the blog today we look at Defra's involvement in International Women's Day and the EU's access to UK waters after Brexit.
Wednesday 7 March: Pine martens and response to water outages
On the blog today we look at the impact of pine martens on red squirrel populations and Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey's address to the House of Commons yesterday (Tuesday 6 March) following the disruption to water supply in the South of …