Politics

Fantastic news as countries across the European Union – including the UK – vote to ban the outdoor use of 3 bee-harming pesticides.

Friends of the Earth responds to news that the government could ban plastic straws and cotton buds in England

A freedom of information release obtained by Labour reveals that the Government has spent £500,000 losing clean air court cases

The public inquiry into the Roseacre Wood fracking application re-opens in Blackpool on 10 April. Local campaigner Barbara Richardson wants you to come along.

Friends of the Earth submitted evidence as part of an enquiry into air quality; showing the need for the UK to adhere to World Health Organisation standards for clean air, and for a new Clean Air Act fit for the 21st century

Government commitment to tackling coffee cup waste is all froth and little substance

Bristol City Council rules out the option of large Clean Air Zone to tackle the city's dangerously polluted air

Bristol City Council is due to narrow down options for tackling the city’s dangerous and illegal levels of air pollution at a Cabinet meeting on 6th March 2018, without public consultation.

The High Court has again ruled that the government’s plan to tackle air pollution in the UK is “seriously flawed”, as ClientEarth took the government to court for the third time today and won (21 February 2018).

What does the UK government’s 25 year plan for the environment say? And will it really make life better for the next generation?