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'Stop using our seas as a sewer', MPs urge government

Watchdog raises concerns over government plans to fund proposed Office for Environmental Protection through Defra

Latest plan to tackle UK air pollution will see government adopt WHO guidelines on particulate matter - but how will the new goal translate into action on the ground?

Green trade bodies and campaign groups respond to the government's latest attempt to strengthen its Clean Air Strategy

UK proposals include new regulations on farmers, wood-burning stoves and diesel cars

President of the National Farmers Union, Minette Batters, outlines UK agriculture industry's ambitions for tackling climate change

Reverse vending machine trial attracts 'significant' consumer take-up, retailer reports

Environment Secretary warns of turbulence from 'no deal' Brexit, but predicts that embracing new technology and subsidy reform can ensure a greener and more productive future for UK farming

Government also confirms previously trailed plans to raise plastic bag levy from 5p to 10p across all shops in England

But that's before you think about Brexit, laments Green Alliance's Shaun Spiers