Work begins on Thursday (January 9, 2012) on a jointly funded £3 million flood alleviation scheme to reduce the risk of flooding to homes in Truro

The UK Government has today secured a victory for the fishing industry by stopping a massive cut in the number of days that fishermen are allowed to spend at sea

Britain faces a future of water shortages, and lasting environmental damage, with some rivers running dry, unless attitudes to water use change, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman cautioned today.

Almost three quarters of UK butterfly species have decreased in population during the last decade, a major scientific report reveals today

Enough food to fill 11,720 double decker buses or the Albert Hall 15 times over is chucked away every year in London. Today (Friday 18th November), the Mayor Boris Johnson urged businesses and the public to sign up to a pledge to reduce the mountains of food needlessly thrown away and sent to landfill, helping to make the capital a cleaner and greener city

A total of 6.4 billion single-use bags were used by supermarket customers across the UK in 2010, it was reported today by WRAP (July 28th)

Meurig Raymond has urged the Defra Secretary of State Caroline Spelman to push for a rethink on capital allowances

People in the Leeman Road and Water End area of York will be asked to recount their experience of flooding near their homes and businesses as part of plans to build improved flood defences

Tough action will be taken to improve welfare standards and living conditions for hens and prevent eggs produced in ‘battery cages’ being sold in the UK, Agriculture Minister Jim Paice announced today

Water companies and the public need to plan now for a summer drought to minimise the impacts of a potentially dry winter, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said today.