Environmental Audit Committee Press Release Government plans to 'rationalise' the UK's environmental regulations must not be a smokescreen for relaxing rules protecting our health, countryside or wildlife in a short-term pursuit of growth... Continue to article

Labour Press Release Caroline Flint MP, Labour's Shadow Energy and Climate Secretary, commenting on a leaked letter from the Foreign Secretary William Hague warning that the Government must do more to stop the UK falling behind int... Continue to article

Green Party press release The Government has squandered a vital opportunity to put action to tackle climate change and the growing environmental crisis at the top of its legislative agenda, said the UK's single Green MP today. Respond... Continue to article

Friends of the Earth press release Responding to the inclusion of an Electricity Market Reform Bill in the Queen's Speech today [Wednesday 9 May 2012], Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said: "The Prime Minister mu... Continue to article

Ahead of a keynote speech by Environment Agency Chairman Lord Chris Smith at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) this evening, in which he is to give his support to fracking and nuclear power as well as the development of renewable energy, Frie... Continue to article

Mary Creagh MP, Labour's Shadow Energy Secretary, on recent flooding and Caroline Spelman's comments on water supplies, said: "People who experienced the devastation of the 2007 floods will be fearing the worst as more rain is forecast. ... Continue to article

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee must call on Thames Water, the other private water companies, The Environment Agency and Ofwat to account for allowing parts of this nation to run short of water says GMB GMB, the u... Continue to article

Labour party press release Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, responding to David Cameron's comments at the Clean Energy Ministerial, said: "No amount of hot air from David Cameron can disguise thi... Continue to article

No 10 Press Release The Prime Minister will attend a roundtable meeting of international Energy Ministers today as part of the Clean Energy Ministerial in Central London today, to make the case for clean energy in the UK and around the w... Continue to article

World Wildlife Fund press release WWF today hosted a press conference at the Foreign Office with Ministers from the UK, Denmark and Germany. Broad cast quality footage and images of this morning's press conference are available on reques... Continue to article

Labour Press Release Labour’s amendments to the Civil Aviation Bill, to be debated during the legislation’s House of Commons Report Stage tomorrow (Wednesday 25 April 2012), would for the first time put into law an obligation on the ... Continue to article

Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, responding to the news that the Badger Trust have been granted permission for a Judicial Review on of the Government’s plans for a badger cull this autumn said: “This court decision ... Continue to article

Luciana Berger MP, Labour’s Shadow Climate Change Minister, commenting on the Government’s announcement that the launch of the Green Deal for businesses will be delayed, said: “Today’s announcement is a further blow to the Green Deal. Th... Continue to article

Labour press release Gavin Shuker MP, Labour’s Shadow Water Minister, commenting on the extension of drought conditions to the South West and Midlands today, said: "Half of Britain is now in drought and the Environment Agency believes... Continue to article

Luciana Berger MP, Labour’s Shadow Climate Change Minister, has today warned Tory MEPs not to scupper plans to secure an EU agreement to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2020. It comes as the Tory Energy and Climate Change Minister Gregory Ba... Continue to article

CentreForum has today proposed an alternative to the hosepipe ban, eight days after people in the South East were told to turn off their garden taps. The think tank;s proposal is designed to keep everyone happy during a drought year. It ... Continue to article