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Further measures to protect the country from Xylella and coverage on air quality in the Guardian

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 5 November 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
Two people walking down a path in the middle of a forest in autumn.

A new Statutory Instrument introduced in Parliament to tighten measures around the import of olive trees and our rebuttal to the Guardian's article on air pollution.

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Monday 23 October: Xylella, Storm Brian, Designer pet breeding

Posted by: Press Office, Posted on: 23 October 2017 - Categories: Uncategorized

On the blog today we cover new powers to protect the UK from tree diseases secured from the EU Commission, controls on dog breeding to protect animal welfare, and the work of the Environment Agency as Strom Brian swept through.

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