Defra

But ministers reject calls from businesses to ensure all retailers face new plastic bag levy

Funding doesn't reflect increased flood risk driven by climate change, report finds

Dilley named preferred candidate to replace outgoing chair Lord Smith

The Queen's speech revealed the gaps in government's policies to protect the natural environment, says Barry Gardiner

Defra says new Water Act will ensure more sustainable abstraction and add £2bn in benefits over 30 years

Shadow Environment Minister Barry Gardiner says government needs to take an evidence-based approach to improving air quality

Latest Red Tape Challenge makes no mention of plans to review recently introduced corporate reporting rules

Government set to reduce environmental legislation by 80 per cent in volume following controversial Red Tape Challenge

New Public Health England figures raise fresh concerns over EU's "woefully inadequate" laws to prevent fine particulates PM 2.5

Defra predicts some parts of UK will experience top-of-the-scale pollution levels as a result of dust blown in from the Sahara