A private members bill passing through the House of Lords must be amended so that flood risk strategies at a local and national level are not undermined by the creation of ‘non-transparent’ and ‘non-accountable’ rivers authorities, the RSPB has said

Academics have identified a site in Scotland as providing the right conditions to support the reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx to the British Isles

Conservationists have condemned proposals from an international energy company to search for oil and gas in a special area of conservation (SAC) off the Welsh coast

The government has rowed back on plans to cut Natural England’s budget by 8% in the 2019/20 financial year, according to DEFRA, but it is unclear whether the wildlife regulator will avoid cuts altogether

Tens of thousands of trees planted along the High Speed Two rail route to mitigate its environmental impact died last summer due to record temperatures, low rainfall and lack of watering

Fracking firm Cuadrilla Resources has breached three of its environmental permitting conditions, according to an Environment Agency (EA) audit of its Preston New Road shale gas exploration site