The Environment Act 2021
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Everything you need to know about the Environment Act, which contains provisions intended to maintain environmental standards outside the EU, as well as improve air and water quality, tackle waste, increase recycling, halt the decline of species, and improve the natural environment.
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The Environment Act 2021: 45 things you need to know
After a long and tortuous journey through parliament, the government’s ‘world-leading’ Environment Bill has finally passed into law. The ENDS team has scoured the resulting legislation to bring you everything you need to know about the raft of changes that the new act will bring about
The Environment Act 2021 analysis
How some of the UK’s top developers are seeking to weaken biodiversity net gain reforms

Queen’s Speech: What could be in it for the environment?

Will the Environment Act really 'bend the curve' on nature's decline?

Will rejecting stronger OEP independence ‘come to haunt’ MPs?

‘Dirty secrets’: What are the first complaints to the OEP about?

Can Gove meet the UK’s housing needs without trashing nature?

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