This morning there is coverage on the front page of the Yorkshire Post and BBC News of our announcement of the recommendations of an independent review of flood insurance, commissioned by the government following flooding in South Yorkshire last winter.
A consultation on reducing ammonia emissions from the use of solid urea fertilisers has opened today.
Avian influenza of the H5N2 strain was first confirmed in a small commercial premises in Kent where a 1km Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza LPAI Restricted zone has been put in place and all 480 birds on site will be humanely culled to limit the spread of the disease.
Environment Secretary George Eustice and International Trade Secretary Liz Truss have confirmed that the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be put on a statutory footing going forward.
Defra has concluded its review into how gamebird releases on or near European protected sites are managed.
There has been further critical coverage in the Times about the Environment Agency, with an article in today’s paper on sewage discharges into the River Thames from Mogden Sewage Works
The Environment Bill will establish a new independent environmental regulator, the Office for Environmental Protection.
Response to opinion piece from Friends of the Earth Scotland in the Edinburgh Evening News
Today, the Marine Management Organisation launched a call for evidence, seeking views on proposals to better safeguard marine habitats.
Those caught fly-tipping can be given an unlimited fine and face five years in prison.