Wednesday 14 March: The Chancellor on plastics and new stats on greyhound injuries
...injuries and deaths further and have a mission to cut the number of greyhounds put to sleep due to treatment costs or inability to find a new home to zero.”...
Defra Press Office
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 …
Tuesday 6 March: New planning rules, plastic packaging recycling, ivory trade and work with water companies
On the blog today we look at the plans to strengthen protection for ancient woodland and ensure new housing developments benefit the environment, look at the data on recycling which informs policy, and the call for EU member states to …
Friday 02 March: Funding boost for marine research and Chief Medical Officer's annual report
...inherited it, and set out in the 25 year plan for the environment how this will be achieved. This includes a commitment to publishing a new Chemicals Strategy to tackle...
Thursday 1 March: The One Show and the ‘plastic free' challenge and Secretary of State's speech at Water UK's City Conference
On the our blog this afternoon, we take a look at Minister Coffey's appearance on the One Show discussing plastic recycling. We also take a moment to highlight the Secretary of State's speech at the Water UK City Conference.
Thursday 1 March: Pesticides and Plastics
...to both honeybees and wild bees. The story was covered widely including by BBC News Online and Mail Online. The UK government has already applied restrictions on the use of...