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MPs to probe post-Brexit future of natural environment

The environmental audit select committee has launched a new inquiry into the future of the natural ...

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Abolition of DECC ‘raises urgent questions’

The chair of the energy and climate change select committee has said he is ‘astonished’ ...

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Sustainable development and heritage assets

A Planning Court judge has given guidance on the interaction between the presumption in favour ...

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Why animal agriculture’s environmental impact is still being ignored

This World Environment Day marked 10 years since the UN described the livestock sector as ...

Housing

No room for local views on green belt in the push to build new homes

David Cameron has made several statements regarding his wish to preserve the UK’s Green Belt ...

Energy Waste Waste and Recycling

Transforming household waste into renewable fuel

A company set up by Swindon Council is delivering an environmentally friendly waste solution for ...

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Q&A: John Blackledge, Blackpool Council

Had he not been born at the same time as a golden generation of British ...

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Putting the brakes on our road building ‘obsession’

Does the case for the government’s multi-billion pound road building plan really stack up? It ...

Features Housing Regeneration

‘Unrealistic’ housing targets are ramping up the pressure on green belt

If green belt should only be developed in exceptional circumstances, why has England seen a ...

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Making the most of sustainability reports

Sustainability reporting provides the chance for local authorities to demonstrate the added value they bring ...