The High Court has ruled the department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra’s) river basin management as unlawful.
Steve Barclay: Ecoveritas urges Defra to ‘stay the course’ on environmental reform
Steve Barclay has replaced Thérèse Coffey in the latest cabinet reshuffle – but what are the industry’s reactions to the newest Defra appointment?
Thérèse Coffey steps down as environment minister
Thérèse Coffey has resigned from her role as environment minister in charge of Defra amid a wider cabinet reshuffle by the prime minister.
UK backs pause on deep-sea mining
The UK government has said that it will back a pause on controversial deep-sea mining.
UK wide consultation on banning wet wipes to take place
A UK-wide consultation on whether wet wipes should be banned will take place, the government announced this weekend (October 14).
Environment secretary describes Ofwat report as ‘extremely disappointing’
Environmental secretary Thérèse Coffey has described Ofwat’s poor performance report as “extremely disappointing.”
Thérèse Coffey responds to OEP criticism of her motion to amend housebuilder pollution laws
Thérèse Coffey has written to Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) head Dame Glenys Stacey and described nutrient pollution laws around new developments as “unavoidably burdensome”.
Michael Gove ditches nutrient neutrality rules to build 100,000 new homes
Home secretary Michael Gove is scrapping EU-era nutrient neutrality rules to build new more than 100,000 homes by 2030.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak says no to net zero referendum
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out a Brexit-style net zero referendum amid pressure from Conservative MPs and former MEP Nigel Farage.
UK gov is overlooking post green watchdog’s pollution advice
The UK government is overlooking its post-Brexit green watchdog’s advice on removing air quality regulations from the NECR act.
