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Coverage of OEP report on 25 Year Environment Plan

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 12 May 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
The River Yealm in Devon

Today we are looking at media coverage of the OEP’s report on the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan

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£24 million for fisheries science projects

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 September 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories

In today’s blog we look at media coverage of the launch of the Science and Innovation pillar of the Government’s UK Seafood Fund.

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Government to consult on banning single-use plastics

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 31 August 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Polystyrene cups littered on a beach

Today we are looking at media coverage of our intention to launch a consultation on banning a range of single-use plastics

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Environment Secretary visits primary school: cutting plastic waste 

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 24 January 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Environment Secretary Michael Gove, Mark O’Donnell Westminster Under School’s Head teacher, Clear Public Space’s Luke Douglas-Home, with pupils from Westminster Under School.

On today's blog we're looking the Environment Secretary speaking to pupils at Westminster Under School in this morning’s assembly about government’s commitment and action to fight plastic waste.

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Wednesday 14 March: The Chancellor on plastics and new stats on greyhound injuries

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 14 March 2018 - Categories: plastic, Uncategorized
A greyhound in a green field.

...injuries and deaths further and have a mission to cut the number of greyhounds put to sleep due to treatment costs or inability to find a new home to zero.”...

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