07 Aug 2020

The government says its planning white paper, published this week, will help the UK build its way out of the Covid-19 crisis by 'streamlining and modernising the planning process', but green groups have slammed the proposals

30 Jul 2020

The UK, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland governments will legislate to implement the EU Circular Economy Package (CEP) without further consultation, they said today in a joint statement

29 Jul 2020

More than 1,300 sites across England are in breach of legal air pollution limits with four of the dirtiest streets found in London, new data shows

30 Jul 2020

Billed as the fuel of the future for high emitting sectors from aviation to steel, hydrogen is rapidly moving up the political agenda. ENDS takes you through eight of Europe’s most innovative projects

05 Aug 2020

Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan has signalled his support for the reform of key aspects of environmental regulation and said red tape must not hinder a ‘green recovery’

05 Aug 2020

Natural England will reform its planning, licensing and monitoring activities as part of a new strategy which will try to reverse the precipitous decline in the quality of sites of special scientific interest by partnering with landowners

06 Aug 2020

All new homes built in England will be zero-carbon ready and green spaces will be protected with more building allowed on brownfield land, according to government proposals