Defra

Funding will help councils beef up regional air quality strategies and boost public awareness of pollution risks

Defra says 2023 timeline has been scrapped to allow department to take account of over 1,200 consultation responses, but campaigners fear move will undermine waste reduction efforts

National Audit Office says Defra lay down unrealistic timeline for key element of the UK's net zero strategy

England's water companies must do more to protect environment and ensure resilient supply, government tells Ofwat

Industry-led group to focus on overcoming barriers to deployment of corporate electric vehicle fleets in the UK

Defra proposes stricter background checks for waste carriers as part of wider plans to make it easier to tackle environmental crimes

Developers would need to ensure new buildings improve local biodiversity, or invest in nature-projects to offset impacts elsewhere

Defra says new Local Nature Recovery and Landscape Recovery schemes will work in conjunction with incoming Sustainable Farming Incentive

AI mapping of flooding incidents across UK since 2007 lays bare worrying lack of resilience in face of heavy rainfall

Labour and green groups describe measures as 'damp squib', arguing it does not go far enough to protect and restore habitat-rich carbon stores