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‘The unethical environmental lawyer’: Does the legal profession need to rethink its green ethics?
In a world where the existential threat of climate change and environmental harm is rising up the agenda, do environmental lawyers need to rethink the ethics of their work when batting for clients contributing to the problem? Isabella Kaminski speaks to some of the lawyers asking awkward questions about who should bear responsibility for planetary harms
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The ENDS Briefing: The policy changes to expect from the Environment Act targets
All the information you need to anticipate the implications of the new Environment Act targets in terms of policy and regulation, including expert analysis of what achieving them will require, and which sectors are set to be most impacted by them
Environmental Improvement Plan: The interim targets to be met in the next five years
As part of the government’s Environmental Improvement Plan published last month, 19 new interim targets have been set to help meet the government’s longer-term environmental goals. Here’s what you need to know
Scorecard summary: Where the EA is meeting its objectives - and where it is falling short
The Environment Agency has published its latest assessment of its performance against its corporate targets, including on air and water quality, incident response, and the diversity of its own workforce. Click through to view the targets it assesses good progress against, and those it believes it will miss
10 things to know about the OEP’s first assessment of government’s green progress
The green watchdog has published a damning assessment of the government’s progress against its 25 Year Environmental Plan, outlining how DEFRA cannot prove it is on track on any of the 23 targets it set itself in 2018. But what else does the report say? Here’s what you need to know
The lobbies, the economics, the environmental impact: UK oil and gas industry briefing
The oil and gas industry takes centre stage in debates about the future of UK energy and the path to net zero. But who exactly are the major firms, how and who do they lobby, what is their economic, ecological, and climatic impact, and what is the future of these fossil fuels? Thomas Perrett unpacks the industry in the first of a new ENDS series
Does the UK need a dedicated Chemicals Agency?
Delays, distractions and missing details have, by many accounts, been the defining factors of chemical regulation during the UK post-Brexit transition. But could a dedicated UK chemicals agency help smooth the process? Shosha Adie reports
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Legal comment: Why Dartmoor’s wild camping case will have wider implications for the countryside
Contrary to popular understanding – and byelaws dating back to 1989 – there is no right to camp on Dartmoor commons, according to an important judgment from the High Court. However, with the government having just made a commitment to increase public access to nature, the case is unlikely to be the last word on the topic, writes Ned Westaway
Why directors can be personally held to account for environmental harm caused by their companies
The separate legal status of one company director’s waste firm was not enough to prevent him being personally punished in the Court of Appeal for his business’ lack of environmental compliance, and senior managers across the country should take note, writes Simon Tilling
Legal comment: Why EU nature conservation laws have survived Brexit - for now
The Court has ruled that despite Brexit, certain parts of the EU-derived Habitats Directive remain enforceable by domestic courts, and has ordered the Environment Agency to prepare a plan for complying with the Directive in respect of the Broads Special Area of Conservation. However, the claimants’ victory may prove short-lived, writes Angus Evers
Legal comment: Why a quashed appeal for wind farm planning permission will bring uncertainty for developers
The court’s decision to uphold a ruling which refused planning permission for an offshore wind farm due to its impact on the landscape is likely to cause uncertainty for developers, as achievement of energy targets is not given decisive weight under the current Scottish planning system, writes Laura Tainsh
Legal comment: The practicalities of cases where property rights meet environmental regulations
When a minerals supplier took Natural England to the High Court this year the case produced some particularly practical advice for lawyers. Nina Pindham of No.5 Barrister’s Chambers explains
Legal comment: Nutrient neutrality in the courts - the limits of precaution
A judge’s dismissal of a legal challenge against Natural England’s nutrient neutrality advice is an important restatement of the reluctance of the courts to intervene in technical cases, writes Ned Westaway
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From ENDS Europe
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MEPs push to make ecocide a crime, but clear political divisions remain
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PFAS ban proposal: 9 things you need to know
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ECHA unveils proposed blanket ban on ‘forever chemicals’
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Global plastics production continues apace as clamp-down looms
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‘Arguing like children’: Acrimony as RED talks cancelled over delay to green hydrogen rules
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