Land, Ecology & Development

The North Herefordshire MP Bill Wiggin has tabled amendments to the Environment Bill that could severely weaken the strength of phosphate planning rules along the EU-protected River Wye and allow local authorities to ‘disregard any impact’ from development, provoking anger among environmentalists

A SSSI has been bulldozed into a sterile canal, obliterating wildlife, according to the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, which has demanded swift action from environmental regulators. ENDS takes a look at the incident in pictures

Barely a quarter of the sites of special scientific interest in national parks are in good condition, a freedom of information request has revealed

Hundreds of miles of English roadsides are to be converted into wildflower meadows after Highways England adopted a new policy aimed at improving ecosystems and saving money

A prized and protected river has been found 'bulldozed, straightened and reprofiled into a sterile canal, with all bankside and riverside habitats completely obliterated', according to the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust

The Internal Market Bill could undermine devolution and pave the way for a ‘race to the bottom’ on green standards, fear experts. David Burrows reports

DEFRA has outlined its long-term plans to reform English agricultural subsidies over the next seven years. Here’s what you need to know

A new National Infrastructure Strategy backed by ‘hundreds of billions of pounds of public and private investment’ to ‘transform the UK’s networks’ has been launched today alongside chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review statement. Here’s what you need to know

On 31 December, the Brexit transition period will end and the UK will leave the customs union and single market. The stage is set for the UK to diverge from European environmental regulations, but are some rules more at risk than others?