New offence to crack down on dog theft
In today’s blog we look at a new criminal offence to punish those who steal dogs.
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Environment Act coverage
Today we are looking at media coverage of the Environment Act which passed into law yesterday.
Environment Bill storm overflows amendment
Today we are looking at media coverage of following the passage of the Government’s storm overflows amendment to the Environment Bill.
Storm overflows evidence report
This week we published a report commissioned by the Storm Overflows Taskforce - made up of the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), Blueprint for Water, Water UK, the Environment Agency, Ofwat, and Defra – which outlines the evidence, costs and benefits of …
Natasha’s Law comes into force
In this afternoon's blog we are looking at media coverage of Natasha’s Law which comes into force today.
Wildlife Trusts funding coverage
The Wildlife Trusts raise £25m in a year to help aid nature recovery
England’s riverbanks and watercourses to be planted with new woodland
Positive coverage of Defra’s new Woodlands for Water project which aims to plant over 3,000 trees along England’s rivers, in partnership with the Rivers Trust, National Trust, Woodland Trust and the Beaver Trust.
New GB consultation to protect plants from harmful pests and diseases
On today's blog, we look into the media coverage of today’s launch of a consultation to protect plants from harmful pests and diseases.
Speculative coverage on the gene editing consultation response
On today's blog we look into reports on speculation around the upcoming government response to the recent Gene Editing consultation
National Audit Office Report on Future Farming
Today the National Audit Office has published a report on Defra’s Future Farming and Countryside Programme.