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

The government’s plans to automatically greenlight house building in zones earmarked for development have been criticised by environmentalists as a ‘gross oversimplification’ of the planning process, but housing secretary Robert Jenrick says the plans will deliver ‘environmentally friendly’ homes from the outset

An investigation is underway to identify the source of a major ongoing pollution incident that has killed 'hundreds upon hundreds of fish' in a site of special scientific interest

Conservationist Chris Packham has lost his appeal to challenge the government over the HS2 high-speed rail scheme

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

Legal campaigners have heralded a ruling from Ireland’s supreme court that has quashed the government’s climate action plan after finding it falls 'a long way short of the sort of specificity which the statute requires'

The UK chemicals industry has warned that Brexit could cost the sector more than £1bn unless a data-sharing deal can be agreed with Brussels

A Eurasian beaver called Sigourney has been released in Bodmin Moor as part of a new rewilding project in Cornwall

The Environment Agency says it is investigating reports that a section of a Greater Manchester river turned green overnight

The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision requiring Hillingdon Borough Council to approve an application to carry out works related to the High Speed 2 rail link on a site with archeological importance