Defra

"We can do what we think is best to make our country cleaner, greener and more beautiful," Environment Secretary tells Conservative Party Conference

Mayor claims new powers needed to tackle the 50 per cent of London air pollution that is not generated by road transport

Setting up a private market in water management could see farmers earn money from businesses in areas susceptible to flooding, analysis by Green Alliance and the National Trust finds

Britain becomes one of first countries to start process of ratifying last year's Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which aims to reduce emissions from fridges, air con and other appliances

Latest Defra data shows farming produced 49.1 million tonnes of CO2 in 2015, with little change since 2008

Retailer to stop offering single-use plastic bags, instead selling only 10p 'Bags for Life' made from 94 per cent recycled plastic

The waste industry is near-unanimous that UK will continue to lack requisite capacity to turn household rubbish into energy, but one consultancy is convinced the opposite is the case

New study from Green Alliance calculates that a series of policy measures could build on microbeads ban and slash marine plastic waste

What does the new air quality plan tell us about the government's clean air and transport strategy going forward?

James Thornton describes long-awaited plan as 'little more than a shabby rewrite of the previous draft plans' that is 'underwhelming and lacking in urgency'