Nutrient neutrality coverage continued
Today there has been coverage in the Times newspaper inaccurately claiming that Natural England’s rules have prevented developers from building thousands of homes.
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Coverage on Nutrient Neutrality
There has been coverage in The Times today which covers comments from the Home Builders Federation, who claim that Natural England has blocked the building of over 160,000 homes due to nutrient neutrality rules, causing development levels to fall to …
Coverage of Ivory Act extension to five new species
Five new species set to be protected under Ivory Act extension
Water UK’s national apology from sewage and water companies
Defra and Environment Agency reaction following a national apology from Water UK, on behalf of water and sewage companies, for not acting quickly enough on sewage spills.
Media coverage following the UK Farm to Fork Summit
There has been widespread coverage, including in The Daily Mail, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph, following the UK Farm to Fork Summit hosted by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Downing Street yesterday (16 May). The event was also …
Coverage on Ofwat’s £11 million funding announcement
Today, we are looking at coverage following Ofwat’s announcement that their funding capacity will be bolstered by £11 million in additional funding from HMT.
Coverage on the Public Accounts Committee report on Defra IT
Today, we are looking at coverage following the publication of the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee report on Defra’s IT infrastructure.
Flooding in Devon and Somerset
An update from the Environment Agency on flooding in Devon and Somerset.
Coverage on South West Water’s record £2.1 million
Today, we are looking at coverage following South West Water’s prosecution yesterday (26 April), which saw the company fined more than £2 million.
Coverage on pledge to enshrine storm overflow target in law
Today, we are looking at coverage following our announcement that the government's target to reduce storm overflows will be enshrined in law.