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New committee members to advise government on imminent 25 year environment plan

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes its departmental plan for 2015-2020, outlining priority areas in flooding, air pollution and wildlife diversity

Surge in London housebuilding will increase risk of surface water flooding, putting severe pressure on flood insurance scheme, Oxford researchers find

Government cuts funding to local authorities in England to £500,000, down from £1m last year

Senior environment experts issue open letter to Secretary of State Liz Truss to voice concerns that Brexit would jeopardise the UK's environmental protections and weaken its international influence

Law firm ClientEarth says it will seek urgent court action because of the risk to people's lives from dangerous emissions

Report quietly published last month shows efforts to cut government's carbon emissions, domestic flights, waste and water usage fell short on all counts

Money will be used to rebuild flood defences in the wake of Storm Eva, but opponents accuse government of doing too little, too late

Leading accountant says many victims have inadequate or non-existent insurance, as PM faces growing anger over north-south ‘funding gap'

New government plans will launch Clean Air Zones in five cities, but NGO says more needs to be done