The proposed structure of Juncker's new European Commission sidelines sustainability issues and risks undoing years of environmental legislation. The European Parliament must now block his deregulatory assault on the EU’s climate, energy, biodiversity, pollution, chemicals and environmental health policies.
EU Parliament must reject Juncker's anti-environment Commission Green10 | 29th September 2014 Comment EU Regulation Pollution Climate Change amsterdam-harbour-cut.jpg The proposed structure of …
Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, responds to the Ecologist June 2007 article 'Silenced witness’ in the July/August 2007 letters page
Environment Agency letter in response to June 2007 Ecologist article 18th February 2011 News Barbara Young Environment Agency Brofiscin Monsanto Monsanto Files Douglas July/August, 2007 july-aug …
Anglers may set out to hunt fish - for fun or food - but they are also some of greatest protectors of aquatic environments, argues Robert MacDougall-Davis
… also some of greatest protectors of aquatic environments, argues Robert MacDougall-Davis … been so great. Our freshwater and marine environments are fragile and impacted upon by … many volunteers, our fisheries and aquatic environments would be in a much worse state. …
As the UK Government's green policies come under sustained attack from Tory and UKIP right-wingers, Lib-Dem Leader Nick Clegg nails his green colours to the mast.
Staying the course on the environment Nick Clegg | 7th November 2013 Comment Politics Energy Natural World Green Economy nick_clegg_bournemouth_rally.png As the UK Government's green policies come …
'Investing in a healthy environment is about the smartest thing we can do.'
… sense, because those who live in poor environments are also those who have the worst … outcomes, they also have poorer quality environments and access to less green space. … a reporter from PA. Those who live in poor environments are also those who have the worst …
New Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog warns of impending tipping points and demands action from UK Government.
Environment in 'precarious' state says watchdog Emily Beament | 13th May 2022 | News Office For Environmental Protection UK Government Brexit Economics 2.28847856.jpg New Office for Environmental …
The term ‘natural capital' was cited a number of times in the UK government’s 25-year environment plan. Yet measuring the value of our environmental resources in purely economic terms is both short sighted and dangerous, argues BEN KITE
Why Michael Gove musn't regard our planet as just 'natural capital' Ben Kite | 23rd April 2018 Comment 25 Year Environment Plan Natural Capital black_forest-_stream_10562132523.jpg The term ‘natural …
The United Nations’ International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict takes place on November 6. The international community must face up to the reality that protecting the environment from conflict is vital to protect people, argues DOUG WEIR.
Governments can no longer ignore war’s impact on people - and planet Doug Weir | 6th November 2017 Comment War Environment United Nations 405637.jpg The United Nations’ International Day for …
Prominent critics of the failure of Environment Agency Wales (EAW) to pursue the UK’s interests against Monsanto in the US Bankruptcy Court have come under extraordinary attack over the past 10 days.
Brofiscin: Environment Agency shoots the messenger Jon Hughes | 7th November 2007 News Brofiscin Environment Agency PCBs Wales Environment Agency Monsanto Industrial Health Pollution november cover …
Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, responds to the Ecologist May 2007 investigation in the June 2007 letters page
Environment Agency letter in response to May 2007 Ecologist investigation 20th June 2007 News Barbara Young Environment Agency Brofiscin Monsanto Monsanto Files Douglas Gowan june cover 2007 wild …
The UN has specialist organizations for trade, health, labour, maritime affairs, intellectual property, tourism and Palestinian refugees - but none for the environment. Isn't it time that changed? Lucien Georgeson believes a WEO would bring substantial global benefits.
Why is there no World Environment Organisation? Lucien Georgeson | 15th May 2014 Comment Un Politics beach-rubbish.jpg The UN has specialist organizations for trade, health, labour, maritime affairs, …
There is nothing new in the environmental damage brought by war, writes Steven Freeland. Nor is there anything new about deliberate environmental damage as a instrument of warfare. But what is new is the scale of damage that can be inflicted by modern weapons of mass destruction. It's time for an international law against intentional environmental destruction.
'Crimes against the environment' should be punishable by the International Criminal Court Steven Freeland Western Sydney University | 17th February 2016 Comment War History WMD Ecocide …
The decision to leave the EU will have a major impact on environmental policy and legislation. How this will apply to the marine environment remains an issue of great debate. The British Ecological Society and Marine Biological Association came together to discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from Brexit. Dr ABIGAL McQUATTERS-GOLLOP provides a summary of the findings
Priorities for the marine environment after Brexit Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop | 15th June 2018 Comment British Ecological Society. Marine Biological Society Brexit Marine Environment …
Natural Capital Committee finds five of seven areas examined - freshwater, marine, soils, plants and wildlife and land - are deteriorating.
England's green and pleasant land threatened Emily Beament | 26th October 2020 | News Natural Capital Committee Biodiversity Pollution english-countryside-1591416_1280.jpg Natural Capital Committee …
The Environment Agency's Emma Howard Boyd and Natural England chairman Tony Juniper demand 'sustainable industrial revolution'.
Environment Agency calls for green 'revolution' Emily Beament | 2nd August 2019 News Environment Agency EA Emma Howard Boyd Natural England Tony Juniper Sustainable Industrial Revolution Climate …
The Environment Agency (EA) is within weeks of letting Monsanto escape its liability for dumping thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals – including all the ingredients of the DDT defoliant Agent Orange – in two quarries in Wales.
EXLUSIVE: How the Environment Agency is gagging one eyewitness to what is potentially one of the UK's biggest environmental crimes Jon Hughes Pat Thomas | 22nd March 2007 News Monsanto Health …
A free public event to celebrate Earth Day is being held on Sunday the 22 of April in Bermondsey by the Kagyu Samye Dzong London Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre for World Peace and Health. The day will feature Satish Kumar alongside a range of speakers, workshops and activities to inspire the local community to end plastic pollution and protect the environment in daily life, write KIMBERLEY GRAHAM, GELONG TRINLEY and LAMA ZANGMO
… debris entering both the fluvial and marine environments. Her latest work utilises … not properly disposed of, ends up in natural environments. It has been estimated that by …
Public Accounts Committee slams Tory government for 'disappointing' progress on its own 2018 25-year environment plan.
Boris 'painfully slow' on environment Emily Beament | 3rd February 2021 | News 25 Year Environment Plan UK Government Boris Johnson Public Accounts Committee slams Tory government for 'disappointing' …
The late Labour MP fought both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on environmental policies, writes John Vidal, standing up for climate and access to countryside, and against GMO crops and road building. Radical to the end, he was one of the few MPs to support Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.
Michael Meacher: an environment minister who stood up for his beliefs John Vidal the Guardian Environment | 22nd October 2015 Comment Politics UK Climate Change GMOs meacher-cut.jpg The late Labour …
Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and Veolia liable for clean up after thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals - including PCBs, dioxins and Agent Orange derivatives - dumped in Welsh quarry
Monsanto agrees clean-up of toxic Brofiscin quarry in Wales Tom Levitt | 19th February 2011 News Monsanto Toxic Waste And Recycling Landfill PCBs Dioxins Brofiscin Bp investigates.jpg The Environment …
Prominent critics of the failure of Environment Agency Wales (EAW) to pursue the UK’s interests against Monsanto in the US Bankruptcy Court have come under extraordinary attack over the past 10 days.
Brofiscin: Environment Agency shoots the messenger Jon Hughes | 7th November 2007 News Brofiscin Environment Agency PCBs Wales Environment Agency Monsanto Industrial Health Pollution …
The UK Government delays passage of the The Environment Bill, not expected to become law until autumn.
Environmental legislation delay ‘deeply troubling’ Emily Beament | 26th January 2021 | News Environment Act UK Government Wildlife Trusts Greenpeace Editor’s Picks Boris Johnson The UK Government …