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Injunction granted as 12 oak trees illegally felled in New Forest
The New Forest National Park Authority has obtained a High Court injunction to prevent further damage to an area of protected woodland after it said 12 oak trees were illegally felled in the iconic national park
SEPA’s stolen permitting data now on dark web
Some of the permitting and other confidential data stolen from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency by organised foreign cyber-criminals has been published on a hidden part of the internet
Genetic engineering could help reach net zero, say regulatory advisers
The Regulatory Horizons Council, which advises the government on regulatory reform, has said that liberalising controls on genetic manipulation could have profound environmental benefits
DEFRA pledge to end sewage pollution harm met with scepticism
A joint government and water sector promise to end the damage caused by untreated sewage being pumped into rivers and seas has been cautiously welcomed by some green groups, but was labelled 'meaningless smokescreen' by others, with DEFRA accused of 'refusing to confront' the core of the problem
Analysis
Lugg controversy: Why do landowners make such grave environmental errors?
Some landowners are great custodians of the environment, while others have been seen to trash the natural world in their care. How do some get it so right and others so wrong? James Fair reports
England and Wales’ toxic landfills: 8 things you need to know
Last week, ENDS uncovered and mapped the locations of hundreds of toxic landfill sites buried beneath farmland, parks, housing and schools across England and Wales. Experts say the problem is ‘waiting to creep up on us and bite us in a very big way’. Here’s what you need to know
Legal comment
Avoided waste costs are proceeds of crime
Angus Evers: A recent ruling finding that the avoided cost of removing illegally stored waste can be subject to proceeds of crime laws has implications for landowners with tenants running a waste business
Court quashes crofters’ community wind plans
Crofting land in Scotland cannot be used for community wind farm development if it harms the landowner’s interests, a court has upheld on appeal
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