Environment Secretary insists 'no loss of environmental outcomes' from ditching water pollution requirements for housebuilders, but OEP maintains proposals amount to 'clear regression'
RSPB accuses government of 'lying' over water pollution rules, as Office for Environmental Protection warns proposed changes amount to a 'regression'
Environment Secretary and French State Minister Bérangère Couillard unveil new initiative to help companies invest in nature recovery on sidelines of Paris Summit
Therese Coffey urges business leaders and financiers to ramp up investment in nature at event marking six months on from COP15 Biodiversity Summit
The inaugural Future Countryside conference revealed a rural economy struggling to navigate the seemingly irresolvable tensions and intensifying pressures it now faces
Government announces fresh funding for up to 25 agricultural projects that support sustainable food production and protected sites
National Infrastructure Commission and Climate Change Committee pen joint letter urging ministers to protect key infrastructure against the intensifying climate impacts
Developers of scalable finance and insurance products that can bolster the resilience of regions at risk from sea level rise invited to apply for up to $500,000
The ongoing row over the UK's sewage spills looks set to be a major issue for local voters, but there are no quick fixes or easy answers to the crisis
With the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt attempting to woo green business leaders and a flurry of fresh policy reforms this week, the government is suddenly very keen to show it is in 'listening mode' when it comes to net zero