England

Conservative Environment Network urges government to impose ambitious inland bathing water site target following water company apology

Mea culpa follows rising public anger over the dire state of England's rivers, lakes, and coastlines following repeated dumping of raw sewage by water companies

Government escalates crackdown on water company sewage dumping in wake of huge losses at last week's local election

Labour accuses Conservative government of destroying UK market for onshore wind after fresh analysis lays bare financial impact of ongoing planning restrictions

Government announces plan to put targets to reduce storm overflows on a legal footing, as MPs block Labour's rival bill for tackling water pollution crisis

National Audit Office becomes latest body to warn of risks to natural environment due to lack of effective oversight for green regulations in England

Oxygen Conservation plans to turn two sites into a range of income generating climate and biodiversity projects

Developers will have to show how their housing and commercial plans will achieve a 10 per cent net gain in biodiversity from November 2023 under new rules

Office for Environmental Protection delivers damning verdict on a litany of government failings, as it demands urgent action to halt the decline of England's natural world

But conservation charities decry 'pattern of inaction' over past 15 years that could see waterway health worsen before it improves