Consultation launched on reducing ammonia emissions from fertilisers
Consultation on how to cut ammonia emissions from the use of solid urea fertilisers to better protect human health and the environment has been...
Women make up nearly 40% of FTSE 100 top table roles in UK boardrooms
Almost 40% of UK FTSE (Financial Times Stock Exchange) 100 board positions are now held by women, putting the UK second in international rankings...
Environment Agency announces changes to abstraction charges
Businesses, including water companies and farmers, must hold a licence to abstract more than 20 cubic metres of water a day from a river,...
New licensing scheme that protects newts rolled out in Cambridgeshire
A district-level licensing scheme making it easier for developers to protect threatened populations of great crested newts is being rolled out in Cambridgeshire.
Natural England’s...
New consultation seeks consistency in household and business recycling in England
A new consultation seeks views on government plans to increase the consistency in materials collected for recycling in England.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural...
Climate change is affecting Scotland’s lochs and reservoirs, research shows
Climate change has already caused a rapid and extensive warming of Scotland’s lochs and reservoirs with impacts expected to intensify, research has revealed for...
Anglian Water wants to create an army of river watchers to report pollution
Anglian Water is calling all nature lovers, environmentalists, anglers, dog walkers, birdwatchers, kayakers and canal-walkers to come together and create a battalion of river...
More than half of UK pension funds investing in people and planet, survey finds
A survey of UK pension funds, representing total assets under management of c£150bn, reveals that just over 50% hold some form of impact investment...
Interim Office for Environmental Protection set to launch
The new environmental watchdog for England will be launched on an interim basis ahead of its formal establishment as part of the Environment Bill.
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New law that would protect rainforests and clean up supply chains is under consultation
A 'WORLD-LEADING' new law that would stop larger businesses operating in the UK from using products grown on land that was deforested illegally is...
