ECO CHAMBER PODCAST: The trees that toppled the Tories, Green Party gains, and Labour’s EA vision

Latest news

Core green law off REUL chopping block for now, but uncertainty persists

No parts of 'headline' environmental law such as the Habitats Regulations and Water Framework Directive will be dropped from the UK statute books at the end of this year, the government’s latest Retained EU Law Bill amendments have confirmed, but questions remain over some of laws still set to be revoked in December

New chair of government agency NatureScot appointed

Anglers granted permission for judicial review over EA ‘failure’ to curb trout river pollution

First successful prosecution under new peat burning rules

Total identified retained EU laws across government rises by over 1,000

‘A dangerous road ahead’: Campaigners welcome end of REUL bill ‘sunset clause’ but concerns remain

WASTE: The waste-related retained EU laws that the government will scrap by the end of 2023

UK’s first temperate rainforest charity launched

‘Pterodactyl nimby’: Miliband blasts Shapps over failure to lift onshore wind ban

OEP launches call for evidence on deliverability of government’s species abundance targets

MPs to examine the ‘adequacy’ of government’s air quality targets

Analysis

The reality of finding Britain's ‘lost’ rainforests

RISK REVIEW: Key policy changes and deadlines, PLUS plans for tackling PFAS and EIA reform concerns

EXCLUSIVE: Officials’ advice ‘repeatedly ignored’ by ministers as DEFRA morale plummets, whistleblowers reveal

Why a ‘modest but meaningful’ contribution to conservation can legally trump human rights to property

Six months of Thérèse Coffey: Has she eased DEFRA’s 'culture of delay'?

‘Sham and unacceptable’: Do DEFRA's claims of air quality strategy engagement stand up to scrutiny?

Chickens, cars, and ‘climate cartels’: Is competition law stifling the greening of UK business?

What is the future of the Retained EU Law Bill?

Is the UK's Green Taxonomy falling behind?

‘Green Day’ package: The key dates you need to look out for

The future of natural capital: 11 things you need to know about the Nature Markets Framework

Leaked: The failure to regulate England’s most dangerous sites - including Buncefield

‘The unethical environmental lawyer’: Does the legal profession need to rethink its green ethics?

ECO CHAMBER podcast

Drought danger, sewage sanctions, and DEFRA’s dire straits

Trade deal troubles and SSSI bulldozer baddie banged up

OEP intervention, ‘hitchhiking’ bacteria and DEFRA’s transparency problem

REUL Bill retreat, sparrowhawk down and sewage woes

Ep 35: Sunak's Green Day, net gain metric 4.0 and EA chief's exit

Ep 34: DRS disaster, dormice killings and surfing on sewage

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of Britain’s Amazon

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Interviews

Interview: London’s deputy mayor on why City Hall won’t be cowed by ULEZ backlash

Interview: George Monbiot on taking the fight to Big Farmer

Interview: Peter Kellett on a 'perilous time for environmental law'

Interview: ClientEarth’s new boss on the next chapter in environmental litigation

Watchdog unleashed: Natalie Prosser on how the OEP is already having an impact

Interview: NFU president Minette Batters on why we’re all complicit in farm pollution

Case studies

How a joint-venture secured the first planning consent for a UK carbon capture project

How a first-of-its-kind tidal energy project gained planning permission

How a developer created its first ‘biodiversity bank’ ahead of net gain requirements

How one council programmed wind and solar power into its local plan

How Network Rail secured the first organisational licence for great crested newts

'It's like writing a book': How a seaweed farm successfully won millions of pounds of BEIS funding

How a Cornish project may provide a solution to disruption fears as the UK phases out gas boilers

The Debrief: How do you solve a problem like Japanese knotweed?

The debrief: How a beaver reintroduction project transformed a polluted protected site in Cheshire

The debrief: How the Greater Manchester Authority mapped the natural habitat on its doorstep

Data & insight

MAPPED: The storm overflows that spilled sewage 301,091 times in 2022

MAPPED: The UK sites where PFAS has been detected

Scorecard summary: Where the EA is meeting its objectives - and where it is falling short

MAPPED: How clean is the water at England’s beaches and other bathing areas?

MAPPED: The sites that recorded the most permit breaches in 2021

MAPPED: The investment zone bids submitted so far - and the areas refusing to take part in the scheme

The trees that toppled the
Tories, Green Party gains,
and Labour’s EA vision

The ECO Chamber podcast, Episode 40

SPECIAL REPORT Clean Cities Index

The ENDS Clean Cities Index 2022: Overall rankings

Which is the cleanest city in England? Which scores best for air pollution? Where are the most eco-friendly residents? View the Clean Cities Index in full to find out.

Clean Cities Index 2022: England’s 10 dirtiest cities revealed

MAPPED: The sewage pollution hotspots in England's major towns and cities

MAPPED: England's brownfield sites

MAPPED: The best major towns and cities in England for green spaces

MAPPED: 20 years of English pollution incidents

Legal comment

Why the case against Bristol Airport’s expansion is a bellwether for the future of climate litigation

Legal comment: Why Dartmoor’s wild camping case will have wider implications for the countryside

Why directors can be personally held to account for environmental harm caused by their companies

Legal comment: Why EU nature conservation laws have survived Brexit - for now

Legal comment: Why a quashed appeal for wind farm planning permission will bring uncertainty for developers

Legal comment: The practicalities of cases where property rights meet environmental regulations

SPECIAL REPORTS

RISK REVIEW: Key policy changes and deadlines, PLUS standard rules shake-up, chemicals divergence and more

The policy changes and compliance deadlines that need to be on your radar in the next three months

The ENDS Briefing: biodiversity net gain

Why Exeter has topped the ENDS Clean Cities Index 2022

Power List 2022: the UK's 100 most influential environmental professionals

Environment Bill briefing

Power List

Power List 2022: the UK's 100 most influential environmental professionals

Power List 2022: The unsung heroes making a difference

Power List 2022: The campaigners who are shaping green policy and legislation

Power List 2022: The most influential environmental consultants

Power List 2022: The environmental professionals leading the way in the public sector

Power List 2022: The most impactful environmental lawyers

Power List 2022: The private sector pioneers

Fines Monitor

SEARCH: The ENDS Report Fines Monitor live table →

Click through to view a live table containing details of tens of millions of pounds of financial penalties issued by regulators in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for breaches of environmental regulations

ENDS TV

Toxic timebomb:
Tackling the UK’s
PFAS problem

Watch on demand

Join this webinar, where we examine the increasing focus on the environmental impacts of PFAS in the UK, and its implications. We discuss how firms in the US have been exposed to huge liabilities for causing PFAS pollution, explore the tighter regulatory controls that could be put in place in the UK, and what this means for environmental professionals