Environmental law

Regulations approved by the Commons on Tuesday could allow the government to change how compliance with a raft of EU environmental legislation is judged, observers fear

People working in the environment sector will be able to continue to do so after Brexit without disruption because green rules, regimes and protections will remain unchanged whether the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal, Natural England has said

The Environment Bill would permit the creation of new offences connected to breaches of the REACH regime

The scope of a new set of environmental principles, as set out in the government’s mammoth Environment Bill, retains loopholes that have previously come under fire from legal experts and green groups

The pre-development biodiversity value of any site in England would be locked in place from this month as part of the government’s flagship policy to improve nature, according to the government’s landmark Environment Bill

The landmark Environment Bill would make significant changes to laws relating to air quality, water resources, waste management, nature improvement and chemicals, and sets out how a new green watchdog would enforce environmental rules. Here’s what you need to know.

The government has drawn the Brexit battle lines and set out a proposal for leaving the EU, but will environmental safeguards end up as collateral damage? James Fair reports

Millions of pounds of ill-gotten gains have been won back from environmental criminals and, on occasion, legitimate businesses. Gareth Simkins looks through some of the largest

A Natural England report today concluded that a new approach to land management was working for wildlife and could form the basis for land payments in the near future. But what does ‘payments by results’ mean? ENDS explains

A government trial in which landowners receive money for boosting wildlife has been deemed a success by DEFRA and Natural England