Legislation

England's water companies must do more to protect environment and ensure resilient supply, government tells Ofwat

Green Alliance celebrates launch of Office for Enviornment Protection, arguing body must be 'proactive and fearless' in enforcing environmental regulations

Defra proposes stricter background checks for waste carriers as part of wider plans to make it easier to tackle environmental crimes

But annual PwC survey also reveals around two thirds of UK business leaders are yet to set credible net zero targets

EXCLUSIVE: Sir James Bevan to argue that egregious breaches of environmental law should result in increased fines that put a 'major dent' in bottom lines and sentences that 'put bosses in jail'

Prudential Regulation Authority puts action on climate risk among its top priorities for global banks in 2022

MPs on Public Accounts Committee warn farmers are being 'left in the dark’ about reforms to post-Brexit agricultural subsidies

Lib Dem spokesperson for climate change Wera Hobhouse sets out her support for the cross-party Local Electricity Bill, which aims to empower community energy projects to sell directly to local customers

Labour and green groups describe measures as 'damp squib', arguing it does not go far enough to protect and restore habitat-rich carbon stores

Both Westminster and Brussels have announced new regulations and standards designed to slash emissions from buildings, but concerns remain that reforms are not ambitious enough