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Defra

Legislation

Air pollution: UK environment ministers face court action within weeks

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

clock 13 January 2016 • 3 min read

Management

UK government misses own green targets

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

clock 12 January 2016 • 3 min read

Politics

Government pledges extra £40m to repair flood defences

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

clock 04 January 2016 • 3 min read

Politics

Cost of UK floods tops £5bn, with thousands facing financial ruin

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

clock 29 December 2015 •

Policy

ClientEarth to drag Defra back to court over 'inadequate' air quality plans

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

clock 17 December 2015 •

Politics

Spending cuts must not increase flood risk, say MPs

Defra funding cuts should not threaten vital flood protection work, says committee of MPs

clock 15 December 2015 •

Technology

Cleaning up our air will require more than just electric cars

Matthew Farrow of the EIC reveals how tackling the air pollution crisis is likely to require a range of technologies

clock 15 December 2015 •

Risk

Truss and Corbyn blame Storm Desmond on climate change as spending row escalates

Labour leader and Environment Secretary link floods to global warming, as government bows to pressure and pledges extra money for flood-stricken councils

clock 08 December 2015 •

Recycling

Why is England's progress on recycling so rubbish?

The latest recycling figures from Defra suggest English recycling rates are stalling, putting our 2020 targets further out of reach. What's going on?

clock 03 December 2015 •

IT

Defra's opening of its data vaults set to trigger a wave of tech innovation

Susanne Baker of techUK predicts the government's commitment to open environmental data could unleash a wave of smart tech developments

clock 27 November 2015 •
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