The European Commission has unveiled a clean air package, aimed at reducing air pollution across Europe that costs the economy, health and environment. The Commission said...
The government has set out measures to provide “certainty” to shale gas investors and local communities as fracking firm Cuadrilla announced it would be leaving the...
Israel, Jordan and Palestine have agreed to build a pipeline in order to replenishing the rapidly declining Dead Sea. In a ceremony at the headquarters of...
Environmental and conservation charities have called on the government to ensure that the environment is protected, ahead of George Osborne’s autumn statement on Thursday. The statement,...
Thirteen environmental charities have expressed concern that the EU-wide pesticide ban to protect bees, which came into force on Sunday, might not be monitored effectively in...
Around 4.5 million people in Britain are members or supporters of environmental groups, a new report has revealed. It adds that the majority of charitable funds...
Amidst The Co-operative Bank’s financial problems and the scandals and political mudslinging of recent weeks, it’s easy to forget how much of a pioneer the bank...
Official statistics have revealed a 29% increase in winter deaths during 2012/13, compared with the previous winter. The figures have raised concerns that the number could...
RWE Npower has dropped plans to build a 240-turbine wind farm in the Bristol Channel that would have powered nearly 1m homes, saying it was “not...
Campaigners are putting pressure on European politicians to pass an amendment on legislation that would require large companies to assess and report the impacts they have...
Downing Street has said that it does not recognise the comments allegedly made by Prime Minister David Cameron when he told aides to “get rid of...
As crucial UN climate talks in Warsaw reach their 10th and penultimate day, hundreds of environmental activists have announced they are walking out of the negotiations...
Energy and climate change minister Ed Davey has announced that the UK will join the US and stop public financing for coal-fired power plants overseas, except in rare...
Health experts have met on Wednesday to discuss possible solutions to cold homes, which have led to thousands of deaths in England and Wales over the...
The international community gathers in Warsaw, Poland, to begin crucial UN climate talks on Monday. Environmentalists have heavily criticised the host nation for its support of...