Land, Ecology & Development

Planning permission for a £165m coal mine on the site of an old chemical works has been signed off by Cumbria County Council, which would make it the UK’s only deep coal mine, once built

Young hen harriers are ten times more likely to die in or near areas covered by grouse moor than elsewhere in the UK, a Natural England survey has confirmed

Scotland is better prepared for climate change than it was three years ago but some priority areas are off-track, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC)

Natural England’s practice of issuing ‘general licences’ to allow the killing of a wide variety of bird species will face a legal challenge from a new wildlife not-for-profit

A High Court judge has ruled that Natural England failed to properly assess the impacts of badger cull licensing on birds in a number of sites of special scientific interest (SSSI)

A developer has been given the green light to build a port terminal on 'one of the UK’s best brownfields for invertebrates', drawing criticism from green groups. Adam Branson reports

To mark International Women’s Day, ENDS has put together a selection of women in the environment sector, each of whom are blazing a trail at the top of their fields.

Redrow sustainability chief Nicola Johansen gives ENDS a housebuilder’s take on how DEFRA’s plans for biodiversity net gain will work in practice

With pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Environment Bill under way, there are concerns its provisions introducing green principles would give the government a ‘get out of jail free card’. James Fair reports

The 2021-25 Water Industry National Environment Programme is the biggest scheme of environmental works yet to be undertaken by water companies. ENDS looks at the opportunities it will bring for consultancies