The Labour Party’s first conference with Andy Burnham as its leader had lots of ‘good vibes’ seeming to give environmental professionals cause to hope again. But what did we actually learn on policy? ...

HMRC has issued a winding-up petition against one of the UK’s largest landfill operators, ENDS can exclusively reveal.

On this week’s podcast, environmental lawyer Alexa Culver from RSK Wilding gives her view on why Natural England’s first EDP, set for the Norfolk Broads, is riddled with flaws. She has describe...

DEFRA closed the second window of its new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) on the same day as launching it, after allocating the £233m fund within hours.

Southern Water has been fined £2.4m for sewage pollution in Kent, the latest in ongoing regulatory action against the company.

After years of Labour’s attacks on nature as a ‘blocker’, ecologists are now reporting attempts by some builders to force them to silence inconvenient findings. James Gordon hears stories from the fie...

New illegal ‘super sites’ will go on blighting the nation unless the prime minister forces a culture shift at the Environment Agency, writes lawyer Dr Anna Willetts.

DEFRA may face a third judicial review over updated measures to address pollution at a Yorkshire stream at the centre of a landmark legal ruling, ENDS can reveal.

On this week’s podcast, Martin Baxter, the deputy chief executive of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) discusses the risks and rewards of AI adoption within t...

Ministers from both DEFRA and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have been pushed to increase the UK’s preparedness for future wildfires as blazes become more likely due...

A House of Lords committee has questioned whether the maximum fixed penalty for waste crime of £5,000, introduced by the government in July, is a sufficiently large deterrent.

On this week’s podcast, ENDS Report editor Jamie Carpenter discusses his key takehomes from Reform UK’s second annual conference in Birmingham. The party’s leadership has been keen to em...

The Environment Agency (EA) will not issue new licences for data centres to take water from the environment if this resource is “not available”, its director of water has said, in response to concerns...

A Reform UK government would scrap net “stupid” zero within the first 100 days of taking power, the party’s deputy leader told its annual conference in Birmingham on Friday, speaking at the event alon...

Agencies such as Natural England could have their funding withdrawn in the first 100 days of a Reform UK government, while the “crazy” number of Whitehall policy roles would be significantly reduced, ...

Successive governments have tried to undermine the Habitat Regulations as red tape that needs to be cut. Most recently, critics have pointed to attacks on the regulations made under the previo...

On 20 July, Andy Burnham became prime minister alongside his newly appointed secretaries of state, including Dame Angela Eagle who took the reins at DEFRA. In the days that followed, new DEFRA...

Environment secretary Angela Eagle has hit out at Reform UK’s response to the summer’s heatwaves, slamming it as not just ignorant, but “insulting”.

On 20 July, Andy Burnham became prime minister alongside his newly appointed secretaries of state, including Dame Angela Eagle who took the reins at DEFRA. In the days that followed, new DEFRA...

A leading academic has raised questions about the Veterinary Medicine Directorate’s (VMD) funding, claiming that its receipt of money from the veterinary pharmaceutical industry represents a “clear co...

When Labour entered government it pushed for a “reset” within the water sector promising tougher enforcement and major reforms. The idea of a “powerful” single water regulator for Engl...

When Labour entered government it pushed for a “reset” within the water sector promising tougher enforcement and major reforms. The idea of a “powerful” single water regulator for Engl...

ENDS' Shosha Adie talks to Drinking Water Inspectorate chief, Marcus Rink, about 'super regulator' plans, the water firms he says are not ready for a water scarce future, and the organisation's PFAS w...

More than 300 rivers in England have received a lower ecological status since the last full health check was carried out six years ago, an ENDS analysis shows, with worse outcomes for fish recorded at...

The government has published its latest version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), with new policies on wildfire risk, and limits to the circumstances where councils can seek biodiversi...

The government is preparing to decide whether to give two controversial oil and gas projects in the North Sea the go-ahead. What happens if they are approved? Ana Martins reports.

The reintroduction of white-tailed sea eagles has not been straightforward. While conservationists have delighted in the return of the raptors, Natural England is investigating why some birds have bee...

Campaigners have lodged a formal objection to a water company’s drought order application that would allow it to continue extracting water from a Hampshire chalk stream if water levels drop below a pr...

The European Commission has proposed weakening and delaying parts of the EU Emissions Trading System just as the UK and Brussels negotiate linking their carbon markets. Could the reforms force the UK ...

An area of “outstanding natural beauty” has been granted national nature reserve (NNR) status by NatureScot, after a successful application from the National Trust for Scotland.

The Environment Agency has declared droughts across half of England, as parts of the country are experiencing the longest dry period in 30 years.At the same time, wildfires have raged across the UK...

Underwater surveys undertaken by Natural England off the south coast of Cornwall have revealed a tiny new species of seaweed which scientists have previously not been able to identify.