Our new Environment Bill will clamp down on single-use plastics and protect our precious habitats
New powers in the Environment Bill will enable ministers to more easily ban or restrict single-use plastic items.
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Natural England rolls out innovative scheme to conserve newts across England
There is positive coverage in the Telegraph of the roll out of Natural England’s new innovative ‘District Level Licensing’ scheme to conserve great crested newts across the country. Natural England Chair Tony Juniper and interim Chief Executive Marian Spain will …
Defuse the ‘weather bomb’ says Environment Agency Chief Executive
There is widespread media coverage this morning of Sir James Bevan’s speech at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit in London in which he called for a new ‘twin track’ approach focused on better flood protection and resilience to deal with …
New details of the flagship Environmental Land Management scheme unveiled by Environment Secretary
Farmers and land managers have the opportunity to share their views on the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme which is due to be fully rolled out by the end of 2024, replacing the schemes currently available under the EU’s Common …
Environment Secretary’s comments on food standards, Minister Pow welcomes transition away from lead shot and Telegraph interview with Tony Juniper
In today’s blog, we look at the Environment Secretary’s comment on upholding food standards outside the EU, the phasing out of lead shots and Natural England chair Tony Juniper interview with The Telegraph.
Sunday Times article on flood defence spending formula
The Sunday Times is today (Sunday 23 February) running an article claiming the Environment Agency will rewrite its flood defence spending formula after “claims” it favours richer regions in the South at the expense of “poorer flood-prone areas” mainly in …
Reducing air pollution from domestic burning
There is coverage in the Daily Express this morning of claims that the planned phasing out of the use of coal and wet wood from next year could lead to fuel poverty in “millions” of households in rural areas. The …
Government takes bold action to cut pollution from household burning
In today's blog we look at our bold action to cut pollution from household burning, which has been identified by the World Health Organisation as the most harmful air pollutant for human health.
Seasonal Workers Pilot expansion confirmed for 2020
Today's blog looks at the expansion of the Seasonal Workers Pilot to 10,000 workers from outside the EU to help farmers in the edible horticulture sector pick and gather the 2020 harvest.
Sausage exports to the EU
Today's blog looks at recent coverage in The Times and City AM on sausage exports to the EU