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Whilst Blue Cross welcomes some of the proposals and initiatives outlined in the Government response to the EFRA committee report on ‘Controlling Dangerous Dogs’ we are disappointed to see that the government have failed to address some of the key welfare issues surrounding dangerous dogs and responsible dog ownership.
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Teverson writes ahead of a debate in the House of Lords on ‘Threats presented by climate change’.
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant writes ahead of his Ten Minute Rule Motion today calling for an Ancient Woodland Inventory for England.
Appointed environment minister just after the EU referendum, Thérèse Coffey has had an unenviable workload over the last two-and-a-half years. Her department is one of the busiest in its Brexit preparations, much of which revolves around trying to fill the void left by EU environmental law. But that only seems to galvanize the Suffolk MP, who sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to talk about the government’s plans to reduce air pollution and devise a new framework for environmental governance after Brexit
Ministers have been urged to step up their war on plastic to stop the oceans being treated "like a sewer".
NOAH urges politicians to work together to agree an urgent resolution to Brexit negotiations in order to provide certainty for animal health businesses
Heavily-polluting wood-burning stoves could be banned from sale under plans unveiled by Michael Gove to slash pollution.
If it’s cold for you, it’s cold for your pet – that’s the key message from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) as it urges pet owners to take extra precautions to ensure their dogs, cats and other small pets are kept safe from hidden and potentially fatal hazards as temperatures plunge around the UK.
Blood sport fans who accidentally kill foxes while staging fake hunts could be thrown in jail under a Labour government, the party has announced.
Woodland Trust CEO Beccy Speight writes about the newly introduced Environment Bill which was published this week: "We are encouraged by what we have seen of the Government’s proposals so far which could make a positive impact to ensure the environment is healthy, resilient and sustainable for the future".
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is offering reassurances to the profession in view of the announced shortages of Isoflurane anaesthetic gas.
By decarbonising capitalism, we can beat climate change and bring huge economic opportunity, says Sir Edward Davey
Former Minister and Tesco Director, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, writes ahead of her Lords debate today on plastic recycling, that the Resources and Waste Strategy offers "a major opportunity to move decisively forward and deliver the single system of recycling that manufacturers, processors, retailers, food service and confused consumers are all crying out for".
Consumers face having to pay a deposit on bottles, cans and disposable cups under a new crackdown on waste, Michael Gove has revealed.
Vets’ views on Brexit are becoming increasingly negative, according to new figures from the British Veterinary Association (BVA). Nearly two-thirds (64%) of vets now see Brexit as more of a threat than an opportunity for the UK veterinary profession, compared to just half in autumn 2016.
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) sees the release of Defra’s Resources and Waste Strategy as an important step towards the UK using the earth’s precious resources more sustainably.
New Resources and Waste Strategy could unlock £8 billion investment
Responding to the Government’s Resources & Waste Strategy published this morning, CIWM has welcomed the scope and ambition in the document but notes that there is a lot more detailed work to be done in the New Year to turn the proposals into action.
Agreement with Ioniqa Technologies reflects investment in promising new recycling technologies
Traditional medicine, curio and aquarium trades are threatening the future of seahorses, writes Sir Hugo Swire MP.
Defra Minister David Rutley MP joined Frank Field MP, Sainsbury’s and a host of other environmental stakeholders at a recent parliamentary event organised by the Woodland Trust to promote the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy and the Five saplings project.
The Environmental Services Association (ESA), the voice for the UK’s resource and waste management industry, today announced Phil Piddington, Managing Director of Viridor, as its incoming chairperson.
Ministers should end their support for exploitation of oil and gas reserves in the Arctic as it is “incompatible” with the UK’s global climate change commitments, MPs have said.
Dogs Trust’s latest investigation into the illegal puppy trade reveals continued abuse of pet travel legislation.