The secretary of state tasked with leading the government’s climate adaptation strategy has only been briefed on climate change twice in the last 14 months, a...
The National Trust is seeking assurance about the badger cull. The organisation said it was uniquely placed on this issue, with a strong interest in both...
The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER) has issued a statement saying there is no consensus on the safety of genetically modified...
Emergency teams are assessing the damage caused by the cyclone Phailin, which disrupted the Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states with 125mph winds on Saturday. Indian authorities...
Conservative MP Richard Benyon has left his role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) amid the cabinet reshuffle, with George Eustice in...
The secretary of state for the environment has been labelled “a quack”, after saying that there may be advantages to climate change for the UK. On...
An environmental campaign group has called proposals to offset the destruction of wildlife “a license to trash nature”. The UK government has announced plans to compensate...
Around 5,000 badgers are set to be shot in Somerset and Gloucestershire in an effort to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB). However, opponents claim...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has commissioned a study to find out the effect of energy projects – including shale gas and...
Environment secretary Owen Paterson is said to have commissioned a report into the negative effects of wind farms on the rural economy, which has been met with opposition from the...
Biotechnology giant Monsanto is considering reverting back to selling conventional seeds and chemicals in Europe, due to policy uncertainty and opposition from some member states. It...
Owen Paterson is set to speak out in support of genetically modified (GM) crops, and say that the UK should take the lead in an agricultural...
The government has launched a consultation into the EU’s guidelines on the environment and climate change, and will ask businesses how these rules have affected their...
The Prince of Wales and energy secretary Ed Davey both hit out against climate change scepticism during speeches in London on Wednesday. At an event co-ordinated...
EU member states have voted to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides that studies have shown are harmful to bees. The decision means the European commission...