environment
To combat the threats posed by land contamination to building safety we need Zane’s Law
'The initial draft of Zane’s Law is simple. It demands that local authorities assess the risk posed by land contamination to building safety.'
The government’s plan to ban single-use plastics is too little too late
'Over the last 20 years we’ve produced more plastic than in the whole of the last century.'
Baroness Jones: The government has legitimised the sewage discharges that will be happening from now on
'They had the chance to deal with the pollution of our chalk streams, rivers and sea, and refused.'
Jenny Jones: Sewage and the Conservatives’ lack of clear blue water
Daily maps of the sewage dumping, along with graphic pictures of murky coastal waters have illustrated the scale of it (400,000 incidents in the last year alone).
New Green Party leaders of England and Wales elected
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay are now the joint leaders of the Green Party
SNP Conference votes for National Energy Company ditched by Scottish Government
SNP members have defied their own government by voting for a National Energy Company (NEC) ditched by party leaders just days ago.