Green groups warn delay is at risk of becoming 'the default culture' at Defra, as Environment Agency boss backs calls for environmental regulation 'done right'
Defra's decision to delay passage of nature targets into law sparks fierce criticism from campaigners
It is time for meaningful, practical and sensible engagement with government to ensure the Environment Act into the right green policies, writes the EIC's Guto Davies
OEP warns several legally-binding nature restoration goals proposed by government 'lack sufficient urgency'
Policy decisions surrounding new coal mines, air passenger duty, and North Sea oil and gas are undermining the government's net zero agenda, think tank warns
Environmental Audit Committee welcomes government's plans to boost research, enforcement, and investment to help tackle water pollution
Draft Defra policy statement promises to embed the environment 'at the heart' of all policymaking on the same day as reports reveal key corporate sustainability rules have been delayed
The government has proposed 13 legally-binding targets for England covering water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste - here they are in full
But long-term targets on water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste prompt calls for greater ambition from environmental and business groups
Environmental Audit Committee calls on government to lead crack down on water pollution