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New figures show single-use carrier bag charge cutting plastic use and transforming how we shop.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Direction to Natural England from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Review into automation in horticulture published
New round of Air Quality Grants for local authorities opens to benefit communities and reduce the impact of polluted air on people's health
Communities will be selected through the Environment Agency’s annual refresh of the £5.2 billion capital programme
Fund to help increase domestic production of healthy and sustainable protein is now open for applications.
An update on legislation which provides for the protection, control and management of Eurasian beavers in England.
Potential grant funding for councils to remove barriers to redevelop land and promote regeneration of communities.
Reform of the regulatory programme will be delivered in collaboration with reservoir owners and engineers over the coming years
Response from Defra to the Office for Environmental Protection’s first monitoring report on the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan
Environment Secretary George Eustice has confirmed Alan Lovell DL as the new Chair of the Environment Agency
The Rural Payment Agency issued the first Basic Payment Scheme advance payments.
Public called upon to take five simple actions to support pollinators
The UK Government and the Devolved Administrations seek views on pig supply chain fairness and transparency.
New plant health requirements introduced following further findings of the tree pest Ips typographus
85 miles of new England Coast Path opens in Essex, traversing through saltmarsh, vast grasslands and seaside towns
Local school children in Egremont have planted roughly 200 trees to help increase biodiversity in the area and reduce anti- social behaviour.
The Government has today (6 July 2022) launched a consultation to gather views and evidence on five candidate sites for pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs).
Fisheries Enforcement Officers from the Environment Agency arrested one man on suspicion of poaching sea trout at Newbiggin by the Sea.
Statement from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the consistency of extending submission deadlines with Article 1 of the UK REACH Regulation.
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