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New environment secretary urged to act on access to countryside
Britain’s oldest national conservation charity is calling on Emma Reynolds to prioritise legislation for wider and fairer access to nature.
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Andrea Leadsom should create agricultural policy that doesn’t subsidise the rich – but she won’t
Britain's farming policy could become even more unjust post-Brexit
Brexit puts Britain’s environment at risk – can the cabinet be trusted to protect it?
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Government slammed for giving ‘false impression’ of flood investment
The government has been accused (£) by the head of the UK Statistics Authority of giving a misleading impression of how much it has invested in flood defence.
Supreme Court rules UK government is breaching pollution laws
The UK will need to improve its plans for tackling air pollution after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the government has breached laws that protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution.
Food security is the emerging challenge of this new century
Food security is the emerging challenge of this new century, writes shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh MP.