Environmental politics

Waste firms should review their export contingency plans in case of disruption at ports should the UK crash out of the EU without a deal, the government has warned

Severn Trent Water has been fined £500,000 for polluting a park with thousands of gallons of raw sewage, in what Natural England says was one of the worst cases of damage to a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) it has witnessed

Failure to invest at scale in climate change mitigation and adaptation risks inducing global economic shocks, according to Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd

Waste firm Suez has today launched a tool aimed at helping local authorities assess the likely cost implications of the government’s plans to overhaul the waste sector

The UK will fall short of its target to recycle 65% of its household waste by “more than a decade” and its recycling infrastructure is close to overload, according to a report

Brexit is opening up the doors to the prospect of divergence in environmental standards across the UK, finds Conor McGlone, setting the scene set for an increase in ‘waste tourism’

Ten of the biggest stories from the past week: Spring statement: six things you need to know; India bans plastic waste imports; UK set to miss biodiversity goals; Go-ahead for mandatory biodiversity net gain plan and more

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.

As EU exit day looms, the devolved administrations have been slow to prepare their post-Brexit plans for the environment. Simon Pickstone asks what’s causing the delay

The government claims that its replacement for the EU’s REACH system entails no change in policy. Others beg to differ. ENDS has put together a list of everything you need to know about the government’s plans for chemicals regulations after the UK leaves the EU