The government may send the military to the heavily flooded Somerset Levels to assist people who have been cut off since Christmas, the environment secretary has...
Owen Paterson has come under attack from environmental campaigners, after admitting ministers had “failed so far” to convince the British public that fracking can be safely...
The government is cutting flood spending in real terms, just as the country is hit by even more damaging floods. Blaming the Environment Agency for the...
The government’s spending on preparing for the effects of global warming has almost halved since the current environment secretary Owen Paterson took office, newly released figures...
David Cameron has come under attack for slashing 80,000 pages of environmental guidance – a move that he claims will make it easier and cheaper for...
The Environment Agency is facing a furious backlash over its responses in flood-hit areas of the UK, as communities in England and Scotland have been warned...
David Cameron has been roundly criticised by campaigners for his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday morning, in which he urged the...
Climate campaigners have urged the elite individuals attending the World Economic Forum in Davos to recognise “the reality of the carbon bubble” and commit to divestment...
A new study has found that water quality is compromised by a combination of extreme weather-related events, driven by climate change. Academics at the University of...
Outspoken Green MEP Jose Bové has said he is prepared to fight against energy giant Total on the issue of fracking in the UK, after successfully...
Two people have died and more than 150 have had to be airlifted to safety over the weekend as “record rainfall” led to led to floods...
Environmental campaigners have said that French fossil fuel giant Total should not be allowed to take part in the UK’s fledgling fracking industry until the reasons...
Western countries are outsourcing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to countries like China through the production of cheap goods that are exported to the US and Europe,...
Environmental campaigners have hit out at the government after a freedom of information (FOI) request revealed a string of emails between government officials and leaders from...
David Cameron has defended the government’s position on bankers’ bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), but said he would veto any attempt by the...