Legislation

Cross-party group of MPs warn current plan to enforce environmental rules through Judicial Reviews is inadequate

Lead negotiator warns that if UK quits single market a system of checks will be needed to ensure 'compliance with European standards', including environmental rules

Defra must now publish its final air quality plan by 31 July, but final document could still be open to future legal challenge

Federal court lands blow against President Trump's assault on US environmental regulations

Environment Secretary says new agricultural subsidy regime should "better support investment in environmental goods"

Europe's consumption of products such as beef, soy and palm oil could increase its contribution to global deforestation by more than a quarter by 2030, analysis shows

Bar Council echoes campaigners' fears that government's Brexit plan threatens to green reverse years of progress post-Brexit

The restoration of the ozone hole, which blocks harmful radiation, will be delayed by decades if fast-rising emissions of dichloromethane are not curbed

Thirteen industry leaders, including Statoil, Siemens, Shell and Iberdrola, launch joint initiative to set emissions cap for new energy capacity

It's a tragedy that it has taken such an awful tragedy to spark a long overdue debate about the excesses of deregulation, argues David Powell