Environmental law

The Environment Agency has said it is continuing to enforce green rules while following the government’s guidance on social distancing by employing 'remote ways of working' during lockdown

The Environment Agency says that it exceeded its own target for the monitoring of packaging firms and compliance schemes working in the packaging recovery note system during 2019

Locals and environmental campaigners have expressed concern over the use of formaldehyde by fish farms in Scotland, with official data showing the pesticide was used in 10 lochs over nine months in 2019

Thousands of fish were killed and a four and a half-mile stretch of river, prized for its rich biodiversity, was “wiped out’ after a pollution incident involving thousands of gallons of slurry last week in Northern Ireland

In response to Covid-19 restrictions the Environment Agency has issued a series of regulatory position statements giving operators a degree of flexibility with compliance

Dozens of green rules have been relaxed during the Covid-19 pandemic, with operators given additional leeway on their usual environmental obligations. But how much flexibility do the temporary changes really give businesses?

The Court of Appeal’s recent, unanimous, ruling that the government’s decision to expand Heathrow airport was unlawful has wide implications for all decision-makers across both the public and private sectors

Two recent decisions by the information commissioner suggest that when it comes to requests under the Environmental Information Regulations, many private companies performing public services may also fall under disclosure obligations