Little is known about the opaque but influential European Research Group and its views on the environment post-Brexit. Catherine Early goes in search of its members and what they have said publicly
A victim of its own popularity, the feed-in tariffs scheme is to end next year. Paul Hatchwell looks at the issues and alternatives to a scheme that led to an explosion of small-scale renewable generation capacity
A planning inspector has allowed an appeal by shale gas developer INEOS to test drill a well in the green belt in Derbyshire
Banning the most-polluting fuels for domestic wood burners would reduce emissions but cost businesses £2.6m, according to impact assessment
Businesses will take control of their own energy use, generating 25% of their electricity onsite, a Centrica survey has suggested
Also in the news, illegal water abstraction being monitored from the air in East Midlands, pine marten spotted in Kielder forest in Northumberland, HMRC publishes guidance on landfill tax payments for illegal waste disposal and drought permits issued to United Utilities to maintain north-west water supplies
EU member states had until 15 August to update waste classification rules under the WEEE Directive. Joanna Ketteley explains what has changed and how the UK plans to implement the amendments
Ten of the biggest stories from the past week: Coffey tweets endorsement for controversial weedkiller, developer seeks to ‘scope out’ chapters of EIA, waste illegally shipped to Poland on its way back to UK, £120m bill for Thames Water for persistent leaks, research council gets £6m to study chemical risks to wildlife, and more…
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a ruling which confirms a recent landmark European court ruling on habitats regulations assessment (HRA) and could set a 'higher bar' for applicants seeking consent in cases where mitigation measures seek to compensate for harm to a protected site
Waste stream audit found discrepancies in how fracking firm Cuadrilla dealt with waste at its Preston New Road site
Environment secretary Michael Gove has vowed to introduce legislation to stop landowners burning blanket bog if the current voluntary approach fails, DEFRA has said
A High Court judge has found that Natural England breached its duty under the Habitats Regulations in how it assessed the impact on wildlife of plans to extend badger culling, but refused to quash the policy
Hotelier brothers and a haulier have been fined for landfilling waste without a permit
Also in the news, Magnox waste consolidation programme ‘will save £45m’ in nuclear decommissioning costs, 80% of public know little or nothing about ‘clean growth’, City of London offers parking incentive for electric vehicles and Environment Agency snags award for excellence in geographical information systems
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
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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
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.
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