...overflows. In May the Government reinforced its commitment to taking tough action to improve water quality, with the Environmental Audit Committee welcoming its response to its report on water quality...
...we make are used to inform our understanding of people’s exposure to poor air quality, and influence public policy to reduce the health impacts of air pollution. Yesterday, the National...
...inform risk mitigation measures in birds to reduce disease burden thereby protecting against zoonotic transmission occurring from animals to humans, to prevent future spillovers of influenza with pandemic potential into...
...scheme to help conserve the species in Spain, including on BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’, BBC News at One, BBC News online, The Guardian & Independent. This translocation means...
...Drought orders in order to protect the natural environment, including applying to Defra last week for an order for the Holme Styes reservoir in Yorkshireto support environmental needs; Planning with...
There is inaccurate coverage in the Daily Mail today on Defra’s involvement in a research paper published in Vet Record. The piece claims that Defra “forced” Vet Record, the journal...
Chewing gum stuck on a shoe. There was widespread coverage over the weekend including in the Mirror, Express, iNews, Evening Chronicle, East Anglian Daily Times, Grimsby Telegraph and Ipswich Star,...
...range of measures to tackle fly-tipping, including installation of CCTV. We have also consulted on changing the rules to ensure households do not have to pay to get rid of...
Today the National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report on its investigation into the Government’s actions to combat waste crime. Coverage in The Telegraph, the Independent, Western Daily Press...
...people in the south east. During his interview, Pete made clear that it us for all of us to think about how we use water to minimise the impact on...