Government response to EFRA Committee report on species reintroduction published
Today we are looking at the government response to the EFRA Committee’s report on species reintroduction
Mendip 'super' National Nature Reserve
Today we are looking at media coverage of Natural England’s announcement on the declaration of the Mendips ‘super’ National Nature Reserve.
Coverage of consultation launched to ban wet wipes containing plastic
Today we are looking at coverage of a consultation launched on Saturday on banning wet wipes that contain plastic.
Sunday Telegraph article about Natural England’s position on housebuilding
An article in the Telegraph (14 October) picks up on comments made by Natural England chair Tony Juniper on X (formally Twitter) regarding media reports about the role of housebuilding on scrubland. The Telegraph also includes criticism from some quarters that Tony is opposed to housebuilding.
Times article on Environment Agency inspections
An article published in The Times today covering Environment Agency inspections has said checks on water companies and individuals are drawing too much water from English rivers and aquifers have fallen over the last four years. At the same time, …
Guardian article on road runoff
An article published in the Guardian today covering road pollution has said there is no monitoring by regulators of thousands of outfalls and soakaways on the country’s road network, and that the scale of the impact for the wildlife the …
Water company customer complaints
The Consumer Council for Water has today published a report on the complaints made to water companies in England and Wales by households in 2022-23 and several media outlets including the Independent, Mirror, Sun, Telegraph and Guardian have covered it. …
Coverage of the introduction of restrictions on a range of single-use plastics
Today we are looking at coverage following the introduction of restrictions on commonly-littered single-use plastic items on Sunday.
Water company draft business plans published
Today water companies are publishing draft business plans which set out their proposed spending from 2025 to 2030.
The State of Nature Report highlights the importance of supporting biodiversity in the UK
Today we are looking at media coverage of the State of Nature Report 2023