An environment body the government proposes to take over functions currently carried out by European Union bodies could leave a “governance gap”, according to MPs.
The Treasury has told MPs it will not defend its plans for an environmental watchdog set up to fill a regulatory hole left by Brexit that has been branded “toothless”.
The UK has committed £250m over the next four years to tackling environmental challenges, such as reducing plastic in the oceans and fighting illegal wildlife trade.
More than 80% of the public support the idea of councils cutting grass areas less frequently to protect the nation’s bees, according to a survey by Friends of the Earth and Buglife.
The Scottish Government is to pilot raising a levy on exhaust pollution from heavy vehicles, as part of a renewed drive to meet long-term C02 emissions reduction targets.
The government did not achieve value for money from a £100m competition intended to promote carbon capture and storage technology, according to a National Audit Office report.
The International Integrated Reporting Council has appointed Richard Howitt, a member of the European Parliament for the UK’s Labour Party, as its new chief executive.
An extra £40m will be mobilised to rebuild and improve flood defences following storms that have caused damage across the north of England, the government has announced.
Half of council finance directors are less confident in the ability to deliver savings than they were a year ago, a CIPFA survey ahead of this week’s Spending Review has found.
New planning rules freeing builders from the requirement to build social homes have taken effect. In return, ministers are expecting builders to slash their usual sale prices by 20% in bid to help...
A committee of MPs has called for a moratorium on fracking saying the risks it poses to public health are still unknown, while the activity simultaneously undermines national climate change targets.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles is to stop councils from seeking section 106 planning obligation payments for small developments of 10 homes or less.
Government contracts worth £16.6bn to promote renewable electricity generation were poorly conceived and managed and did not secure best value, the Public Accounts Committee has concluded.
The government’s flagship scheme to boost domestic energy efficiency is failing and should be revamped to offer households discounts on council tax for undertaking improvements, MPs said today.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced £5m of funding for councils in a bid to encourage recycling without the need for a reduction in bin collection services.
Parish councils and the Local Government Association are to work together to develop community benefit schemes to manage the locally retained revenues from fracking for shale gas.
Local authorities should offer council tax rebates to people who spend significant time volunteering in parks and other green spaces, a report by the centre-Right think-tank Policy Exchange has...