Britain should drop the EU's outdated, "traditionalist approach" to farming if it wants to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States, Donald Trump's UK ambassador has declared.

Farming and fisheries minister George Eustice has resigned from the frontbench in protest at a potential delay to Brexit day. Read his full letter to Theresa May.

As the national media in Scotland start to raise real concerns, the Scottish Environmental Services Association (SESA), the voice of Scotland’s resources and waste management industry, today expressed deep concern on Scotland’s lack of preparedness for the 2021 landfill ban.

As a nation of pet lovers, outlawing the consumption of dog and cat meat is the right thing for us to do – these are our companions, not food, says Giles Watling MP.

The British Safety Council calls on parliamentarians to join their new campaign to protect outdoor workers from ambient air pollution.

The Environmental Services Association (ESA), the voice for the UK’s resource and waste management industry, today welcomes the Government's ambition to recast the way waste and resources are managed to cut plastic pollution, move towards a more circular economy and get packaging producers to pay the full cost of dealing with their waste.

Councils could be forced to collect food waste bins every week under fresh plans to overhaul Britain's record on rubbish outlined by the Environment Secretary.

Theresa May has taken a swipe at young people who have gone on strike from school to protest about a lack of action on tackling climate change.

The RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association (BVA) have joined forces to call on the UK Government to repeal a legal exemption that permits animals to be slaughtered without pre-stunning, causing unnecessary pain and suffering.

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.

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.

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