The government today unveiled its highly anticipated white paper on its Brexit negotiating position, after the cabinet agreed on a statement last week setting out the UK’s key demands. Here’s what it has to say about environmental regulation
Environmental groups broadly applauded the government’s environmental guarantees contained in the Brexit white paper, but many have suggested it has left key questions about the future of the UK’s environmental governance unanswered
Extra 1,387 staff hired by DEFRA in past year to deal with work on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
The environmental regulator has accepted the findings of its own internal report that says it is failing to reduce the number of high risk illegal waste sites across England
A two-year investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Environment Agency (EA) into a defunct waste firm has resulted in significant fines and costs for its directors
Also in the news, Starbuck’s 5p levy on hot drinks takeaway cups only confuses consumers, says consultant, for peat’s sake: £1.5m investment to restore Yorkshire bogs and data sharing ‘would overcome costs and uncertainties’ of grid connections for renewables
News that businesses now have until March 2019 to upgrade to ISO 14001: 2015 may come as a relief, but the extension will only help those who have already started the process, experts tell Catherine Early
Landlords cannot close their eyes to what is happening on their land, legal experts say, after the High Court threw out an appeal by a landowner against a conviction for ‘knowingly permitting’ an unauthorised waste operation. Conor McGlone reports
With the UK government committed to introducing a scheme to pay bottle recyclers, Sweden, which has been doing it for decades, can provide some useful pointers, finds Conor McGlone
The planning system and building regulations are likely to play a key role in delivering the government’s objective of ensuring that all new homes should have an electric vehicle chargepoint available, according to experts. James Agyepong-Parsons reports
Ten of the biggest stories from the past week: Knotweed risk ‘overstated’, firm pays out £100,000 for disturbing newts, post-Brexit green standards promised, ISO14001 deadline extended, Natural England asserts independence from DEFRA, National Infrastructure Commission says simplify recycling, and more…
With the EU about to release stricter standards on managing dwindling water resources and wastewater, companies will need to invest in expertise and technology to remain compliant
Plans to commit to ‘high regulatory’ environmental standards through a ‘non-regression requirement’ are contained in the government’s Brexit white paper, published today
The government does not intend to share a common rulebook with the EU on environmental and social standards beyond what is necessary to remove the need for border checks after Brexit, environment secretary Michael Gove told MPs yesterday
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A case concerning Japanese knotweed has potentially big implications for future disputes over invasive plants and contaminated land. Here's what you need to know
There is no swerving climate change and Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency, is facing the potential consequences full on. She talks to Rachel Salvidge about ongoing plans to protect the environment and why joined-up working is key
New regulations amending the Waste Framework Directive’s definition of ‘ecotoxic’ in reference to waste entered into force on 5 July. Mélissa Zill explains what they mean for waste treatment operators
The first ever enforcement undertaking accepted for an odour offence is an example of how the Environment Agency is beginning to make greater use of the tool to penalise environmental permitting offences, experts say. Conor McGlone reports
Jamie Carpenter: The repercussions of a legal dispute over an endangered freshwater mussel are now being felt far beyond its home
Richard Macrory: An attempt to overturn Scotland’s prohibition on fracking has been undermined by the fact that, despite the political hype, government policy does not actually equate to a legal ban
The Environment Agency has handed the water sector a £5bn environmental improvement programme to help the sector meet its legal obligations. Rachel Salvidge dives in to find out what is expected of England’s water firms
The proportion of new residential addresses created in areas of high flood risk in England has risen for the fourth year in a row, according to government data
Consultancies are evolving to meet the demands of a world where projects are larger and more complex and the supply chain is becoming ever more important, say participants in ENDS 2018 consultants roundtable. Rachel Salvidge reports
Big infrastructure, Brexit and changes to regulations were some of the hot topics at this year’s ENDS Report roundtable of environmental consultants
ENDS inaugural Environmental Impact Awards recognised the achievements of 11 winners and several highly commended projects and teams
A guide for environmental professionals on key issues in UK environmental law and compliance during the Brexit negotiations, highlighting four ways in which the legal relationship between UK and EU law could begin to loosen even before the final date of departure.
The EU has a big influence in British environmental policy and standards, making environmental professionals relatively well informed about its workings. Does the UK environmental profession respect the EU and want Britain to remain, or has familiarity bred contempt? In association with Society for the Environment ENDS surveyed the profession to find out.
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