The government ignored its nature watchdog’s advice in weakening rules on pollution from housebuilders in England, the Guardian can reveal. Michael Gove, the housing secretary,…
View More Ministers ignored Natural England’s advice on plans to rip up pollution lawsTag: Thérèse Coffey
RSPB v the Tories: six environmental promises – lies or otherwise?
If the RSPB hoped to raise awareness about the perplexing concept of “nutrient neutrality” their post calling Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove and Thérèse Coffey “LIARS!”…
View More RSPB v the Tories: six environmental promises – lies or otherwise?Leaked UK government plan to protect against climate heat ‘very weak’
The government’s plan to cope with the climate crisis has been condemned as “very weak” by experts, who say not enough is being done to…
View More Leaked UK government plan to protect against climate heat ‘very weak’E coli levels in Suffolk river in Thérèse Coffey constituency far above legal limits, data shows
E coli levels from treated sewage discharges into the River Deben in Thérèse Coffey’s constituency are far above legal limits for bathing water status, campaigners…
View More E coli levels in Suffolk river in Thérèse Coffey constituency far above legal limits, data showsEngland’s top beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, study says
England’s most celebrated beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, new figures show. Many beaches with blue flag status– an international mark of…
View More England’s top beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, study saysStarmer accuses government of ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’
Keir Starmer has accused the government of “turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer”, as data showed raw discharges were sent into English rivers 825…
View More Starmer accuses government of ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’Seemingly ambitious Defra hedgerow targets actually due to typo
The UK environment secretary, Thérèse Coffey, has disappointed campaigners after revealing that an ambitious hedgerow plan for England was in fact a typographical error. At…
View More Seemingly ambitious Defra hedgerow targets actually due to typoMinisters ‘ignored’ own adviser over weak targets for restoring English nature
The UK government ignored scientific warnings from Natural England that its nature restoration target was inadequate and would not meet its commitments, new documents show,…
View More Ministers ‘ignored’ own adviser over weak targets for restoring English natureRevealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis
Cabinet ministers have been warned by senior civil servants that they face court action because of their catastrophic failure to develop policies for tackling climate…
View More Revealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisisFinancial sector ‘critical’ to stemming biodiversity loss, says Thérèse Coffey
The financial sector must be encouraged to invest in nature conservation for the world to meet this decade’s UN biodiversity targets, the UK environment secretary…
View More Financial sector ‘critical’ to stemming biodiversity loss, says Thérèse Coffey