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Inaccurate reporting on foot and mouth disease controls

Inaccurate reporting on foot and mouth disease controls

There has been inaccurate media coverage regarding foot and mouth disease (FMD) controls with reports that it took six or seven days for controls on commercial imports to take effect and “allowed disease to enter the country.”

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Government considering new action on wet wipes

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 15 November 2021 - Categories: plastic, Weekly stories
Beach at midday

Today we are looking at media coverage of Government plans for possible new standards for wet wipes

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Environment Act coverage

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 10 November 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
Image of woods in sunshine

Today we are looking at media coverage of the Environment Act which passed into law yesterday.

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Environment Bill storm overflows amendment

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 9 November 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
A river running through the countryside

Today we are looking at media coverage of following the passage of the Government’s storm overflows amendment to the Environment Bill.

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Defra response to microplastics coverage

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 8 November 2021 - Categories: plastic, Weekly stories
Microplastic

Today we are looking at media coverage of research into microplastics in the air we breathe.

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Coverage of COP26 Nature and Land-Use Day

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 8 November 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Nature

As the first week of the climate change summit COP26 came to a close, coverage focused on key announcements from Nature and Land-Use day.

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Storm overflows evidence report

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 6 November 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
Old Bedford river

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 …

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Teesside crab deaths investigation

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 5 November 2021 - Categories: marine, Weekly stories
Beach

Today we are looking at media coverage of the investigation into crab deaths on the Teesside coast.

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Coverage of second day of COP26

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 2 November 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Trees in a forest

Today we are looking at media coverage of the second day of climate change summit COP26.

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Coverage of COP26 as summit begins

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 1 November 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Image of trees and grass

There has been widespread coverage of the climate change summit COP26 which started yesterday (31 October). Following an interview with environmental editor Emma Gatten, a piece in The Daily Telegraph includes comments from the Environment Secretary regarding a range of …

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Environment Bill storm overflows amendment coverage

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 27 October 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
River Meon

Today we are looking at media coverage of the announcement that the Environment Bill will be strengthened further to tackle water pollution.

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