Ahead of our upcoming ‘Public Law and the Planet’ conference on Tuesday 3 March 2026, PLP is turning its focus to the global fight against climate change and why public law is one of the most powerful...

3 March 2026 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm - How can we use the law to ensure governments deliver climate justice? At a time when the impacts of the climate crisis are becoming ever more urgent, this event off...

Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment

Great Britain’s maximum wind generation record was broken on Friday, 5 December, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed.

Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or...

Three construction industry employees arrested after police allege unsafe scaffolding materials may have been behind fire’s rapid spread

Officials in Lancashire are recommending refusal of a bid to extend the life of the mothballed Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool.

Nigel Farage's Reform party has declared it wants to “drill baby drill” if it wins the next general election. There’s a temporary pause on fracking in England, but it’s not even written into law. So i...

Privatised water company criticised over efforts to connect private septic tanks to mains and cut pollution

The Law aims to improve public safety relating to contaminated land in the UK, under greater risk because of increased flooding events.

Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres

The controversial issue of fracking in Lancashire has divided Reform politicians in the county from their national leadership.

Predation, pollution, climate change and habitat loss made Kenneth Grahame's Ratty one of the UK's most endangered species. But wildlife trusts are on the case

No rescue. No reform. Just control - seized through debt. That's the state of Thames Water, as Waterways Protection writes

Villagers in North Yorkshire have agreed to spend more money in their campaign against gas drilling and a form of fracking at Burniston, near Scarborough.

Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding

Dr Andrew Boswell writes on Carbon Capture and Storage for FPA. Money would be better spent on renewables and insulating homes, he explains.

Could the government's radical plan to change the way the UK distributes electricity really bring down bills - or just lead to a postcode lottery?

Exclusive: Common Wealth report argues debt, pollution and underinvestment justify process known as special administration

Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn

Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn