Christine Middlemiss has been appointed as the new UK chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), taking over from Nigel Gibbens who is stepping down at the end of February 2018 after 10 years in the position.

The Woodland Trust's CEO Beccy Speight is interviewed in advance of the Government's 25 year plan for the environment and to promote a Reception the Trust is hosting in Parliament today.

Labour MP Barry Sheerman writes following a Westminster Hall debate on the UK's role in degradation of the marine environment.

The Lord Bishop of St Albans writes in advance of his parliamentary question today to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to implement action announced in the Budget statement to reduce levels of waste. 

Theresa May will today pledge £70 million of taxpayers' money to help rebuild British islands in the Caribbean left devastated by hurricanes earlier this year.

Michael Gove has hit out at the way social media “corrupts” and “distorts” news following reports that MPs had voted to weaken animal rights following Brexit.

Philip Law, Director General of the British Plastics Federation responds to the Chancellor's Budget announcement on plastics, which will affect an industry that employs 170,000 people in the UK.

Shadow Defra spokesperson Holly Lynch MP says action on single-use plastics announced in the Budget falls short of the government's own ambition and calls for urgent action to protect wildlife and the environment from lasting damage.

Michael Gove has defended the Government against claims it is set to throw out key animal rights following a controversial Brexit bill vote.

A top board member at the Environment department has resigned after Michael Gove reportedly asked him to devote three days a week to the role.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has been told to “get his house in order” after it was found that his department is using 1,400 disposable cups a day.

Newton Abbott MP Anne Marie Morris writes ahead of her Adjournment debate on 'fly tipping in rural areas' with over one million incidents in 2016/17 costing local authorities an estimated £58 million to clear.

The Government's fiscal watchdog should use climate change data in its economic forecasting, John McDonnell has said.

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Miller writes ahead of her Lords Question on the effect of Brexit on UK food prices over the next five years.

The Government is drawing up plans for a new environment watchdog to shore up wildlife and pollution protections after Brexit, Michael Gove has declared.

Former Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Chair Baroness McIntosh writes in advance of her Parliamentary question today on "Discussions with farming organisations about the future of farm support post-Brexit".

The Go-Ahead Group has today published its sustainability report for the year ended 1 July 2017, which coincides with the Group's Annual General Meeting. This publication illustrates the company’s sustainability performance and progress across all aspects of the organisation's activity.

Michael Gove has insisted chlorinated chicken from the US will not be sold in the UK after Brexit - just hours after Liam Fox told MPs he had "no problem" with it.

The Liberal Democrat MP, Alistair Carmichael, says the Treasury must stop treating the Scottish Whisky industry as a 'cash cow'.

NOAH believes the progress reported in the Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance (VARSS) report for 2016, which shows significant reductions in antimicrobial use, demonstrates that UK vets and farmers are making every effort to prescribe and use antibiotics responsibly. 

Air pollution has improved since the Great Smog, but it still causes more deaths than car accidents in London, and globally the problem is still worse. What combination of policy and practice will keep people moving—and breathing? The article below is based on a roundtable discussion, convened by Go-Ahead Group CEO David Brown and Jericho Chambers on 5 October 2017.

An ancient oak tree, thought to be several hundred years old, is likely to become another victim of HS2 – but it won’t be felled for the rail line, only a mere access road which needs to be widened to enable vehicles help construct the route.

Continued cooperation to ensure the unique relationships, structures and movements that straddle the Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland border was the focus of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) annual Northern Ireland dinner, held at Stormont on Thursday (19 October).

Looking after our precious ecosystems requires constant energy and willingness to listen to environmental organisations, scientists and animal welfare groups who are pushing for progress on this issue, says Andrew Rosindell MP.