Defra

Number of single-use plastic bags supplied by supermarkets has fallen 97 per cent since the 2015 introduction of the plastic bag charge tax

Defra to target funding at communities where 10 or more properties have flooded twice in the last 10 years

Defra confirms new legal duty to be placed on water companies to reduce nutrient pollution by 2030, as it looks to ease planning barriers for new housing projects

Government department publishes sobering assessment of lack progress to date against objectives of 25 Year Environment Plan

Experienced business leader to take up post in September, replacing outgoing chair Emma Howard Boyd

The latest Environmental Performance Assessment report reveals performance across UK water companies worsened in 2021, despite recent flurry of record-breaking fines

The government’s new Food Strategy has sparked an angry response from environmental and farming groups alike, but is it really as bad as its critics suggest?

Farming and environmental groups unite in condemning new Food Strategy, accusing government of taking ambitious proposals and 'stripping them to the bone'

Defra and the Environment Agency to provide grants of up to £100,000 to environmental groups, local authorities and businesses

Industry-led consortium aims to recruit local authorities to take part in new FlexCollect project