Legislation

Environmental Audit Committee letter calls for government to maintain existing level of environmental protection "as a minimum"

Business group urges BEIS to deliver energy and climate polices which show UK remains open for low carbon investment throughout Brexit negotiations and beyond

Almost 90 per cent of young people think it is important for corporations to take better care of the environment, according to a new survey for youth campaign group A Focus on Nature

Greenpeace urges legal ban to tackle problem after finding that top personal care companies fell short on commitments

Emily Lydgate of the University of Sussex argues leaving the Common Agricultural Policy presents a big opportunity, but also comes with daunting challenges

Wide-ranging package of proposals calls on Europe's leading economies to deliver new policies to cut emissions by around 40 per cent by 2030

Carbon-cutting target approved by both houses as new BEIS minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe insists climate strategy will be at the heart of new department's remit

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and opposition MPs call on government to deliver promised 25-year plan for nature or risk damaging businesses and communities

Environment Agency dishes out total fines worth over £900,000 to United Utilities and contractor KMI +

Leeds waste operator receives record jail sentence for environmental crime, after illegitimately claiming funds from government-backed Producer Compliance Schemes