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More investment, stronger regulation and tougher enforcement on water companies announced in new government water plan
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Higher fines for water companies to be reinvested into water quality improvements, Environment Secretary to announce
Philip Duffy has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Environment Agency (EA) and will start in the role on 1 July.
New legislation laid in Parliament today introducing mandatory cat microchipping
Defra to consult on proposed measures to ban industrial sandeel fishing within UK waters
The Environment Secretary calls for countries to join together to halt and reverse the loss of nature and protect at least 30% of the world's ocean by 2030.
Farming in Protected Landscapes Fund also extended until 2025
Oxfordshire water contamination "reckless failure" - judge
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Government today announces three Highly Protected Marine Areas will be designated by July 2023
Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey has addressed the National Farmers Union conference
'Biodiversity Net Gain’ to be introduced from November helping deliver the nature friendly homes of the future
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded water companies share plans on improving Britain’s water infrastructure.
UK government hosts a major multinational event to increase private finance to protect and restore nature
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey delivered a speech to the NASDA Conference in Virginia
Environment Secretary to deliver a speech to Departments of Agriculture chiefs from all 50 States.
Speech to launch the Environmental Improvement Plan, a blueprint to charge nature recovery.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Five-year delivery plan to restore nature and improve the environmental quality of the air, our waters and our land
Important marine habitats will be protected as harmful fishing activity proposed to be banned in 13 more Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned from October 2023 following the Government's consultation
Agreement reached by almost 200 countries at the UN biodiversity summit, COP15, in Canada.
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