Environment minister Thérèse Coffey has endorsed the use of the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup, following a court ruling in the United States that the herbicide was responsible for a man’s terminal cancer
The High Court has dismissed an ecologist’s claim that Natural England failed to make adequate Habitats Regulations Assessments to evaluate the impact on wildlife of culling badgers in sites protected under EU law
Company director to be prosecuted for abandoning waste wood which could cost over £300,000 to clear up
A threatened species of crayfish is making a comeback in Lincolnshire after the Environment Agency (EA) and conservation groups relocated them away from their invasive non-native predators
Also in the news, huge response to DEFRA consultation on future of farming, non-native freshwater jellyfish spotted in British canal, British demand for coal-generated electricity falls to ‘all-time low’ and DEFRA releases additional £300,000 for local anti-litter schemes
Environment secretary Michael Gove is being accused of going easy on grouse moor owners by offering them a non-binding voluntary solution to the problem of blanket bog burning on their estates, a controversial practice designed to bolster grouse numbers for shooting
Utility firm Southern Water has been ordered to pay out nearly £110,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption from a reservoir on the Isle of Wight
Three companies are suspected of illegally shipping waste to Poland and are under criminal investigation by the Environment Agency (EA)
Conservative supporters should accept some development on the green belt as not all of the designated land is of outstanding natural beauty, the influential backbench Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has said
Also in the news, North Yorkshire mayor to challenge government plans for ‘faster and fairer’ shale gas decisions, carbon price triples in past year, ClientEarth warns pension funds of litigation by members for failing to disclose policies on climate and more…
The developer behind a proposed flexible generation plant in Essex has proposed that the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the project should not include separate chapters on the potential for impacts on human health and vulnerability to major accidents or disasters
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has been given £6m to study the emerging risks of chemicals to UK habitats and wildlife
DEFRA, the Environment Agency (EA), Ofwat and the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) have issued a joint letter to water companies setting out how the sector must improve its resilience.
The Environment Agency plans to go through with its plans to regulate most medium combustion plants (MCPs) through simple standard rules rather than more complex bespoke permits
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued guidance which relaxes rules for farmers spreading slurry or milk on land during this summer’s exceptionally dry weather
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Delegates to the ENDS Natural Capital Conference heard from a range of experts about how natural capital accounting is transforming the way business and government are approaching environmental management
Business needs to move beyond simply complying with the law to improving the world, and environmental protection agencies must evolve to help, says Terry A’Hearn, chief executive of SEPA. He talks to Rachel Salvidge about restructuring, waste crime and improving enforcement
Jamie Carpenter: As parliament careered towards MPs’ summer recess, further details emerged of the UK government’s preferred post-Brexit environmental governance arrangements
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
Consultants and ecologists give James Agyepong-Parsons insights into how to tackle some of the toughest challenges in environmental planning while still achieving sustainable development
Multi-disciplinary consultancies and specialist contractors predict that a Court of Appeal ruling on Japanese knotweed will result in increased business from landowners. Catherine Early reports
Steve Jackson-Matthews: Demand for environmental clerks of works has been steadily growing as a way of ensuring projects comply with green rules, but the industry can do more to promote this new-found skill set
Flaws in the duty of care regime mean firms that flout the rules often get away with it, as highlighted by one consultancy registering a dead dog called Oscar as a waste carrier. But tighter rules could be on the horizon. Catherine Early investigates
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
Top consultants tell ENDS how they are dealing with new policy initiatives, major projects and ongoing uncertainty
ENDS inaugural Environmental Impact Awards recognised the achievements of 11 winners and several highly commended projects and teams
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