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New Natural England reforms streamline its planning role by focusing specialist environmental advice on complex applications with significant impacts, aiming to speed up planning decisions.
Hartlepool Borough Council granted planning approval for the Environment Agency’s £25m Greatham North East Flood Alleviation Scheme, enabling construction of defences and drainage improvements intended to reduce flood risk for local communities.
Second application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2026 opened on 22 September, backed by a £233 million fund intended to help more farmers increase food production while protecting land.
MMO launches the 'Your Coast – Explore, Enjoy, Protect' campaign and a call for evidence inviting coastal communities to help protect England’s key marine habitats and species.
Shamonda virus has been detected in cattle in Jersey. APHA says it is working with UK and international partners to improve understanding of the virus’s spread and its impact on livestock health and trade risks.
Construction has begun at Earnse Bay on a new Beach School and Work Base, intended to create local opportunities for people to engage with the seaside environment and connect with their natural heritage.
At the International Whaling Commission meeting the UK reiterates its opposition to commercial whaling and commits £150,000 to establish a new Global Strandings Database to improve monitoring of marine mammal strandings.
UK ministers prioritised climate and nature at last week's UN General Assembly, leading UK delegations and discussions to place tackling the climate and biodiversity crises at the centre of the UNGA agenda.
Environment Agency fines Southern Water £2.4m after pollution incidents in Kent that killed fish and eels and led to beach closures lasting days.
Co-hosts of the UNGA Foreign Ministers Dialogue — UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, EU's Kaja Kallas and Kenya’s Musalia Mudavadi — issued a statement framing climate change and ecosystem degradation as national security risks.
A 32‑year‑old has been arrested and is being questioned over suspected illegal waste sites in Peterlee and Hartlepool, County Durham, as the Environment Agency continues its investigation into unauthorised dumping.
Plans for Portreath propose stream channel upgrades, new footbridges, erosion protection and improved flood defences to reduce local flood risk and coastal erosion, submitted to the planning authority by the Environment Agency.
The Jurassic Coast celebrates 25 years as England’s only natural World Heritage Site, with ongoing work to protect its geology and wildlife and maintain conservation management along the coastline.
Chris Elmore MP delivered the UK statement at a UN high-level plenary addressing sea-level rise, highlighting the existential threat posed by rising seas and the need for international action.
The government’s first Nature Restoration Fund plan aims to unlock up to 15,780 new homes in Norfolk by financing habitat restoration and land improvements, using conservation measures to make land available for housing development.
Michael Seals has been reappointed for a second term as chair of the Animal Sentience Committee, continuing his role advising government on issues relating to animal sentience and policy implications.
Average animal numbers used to release a single batch of veterinary vaccine have dropped 41% over a decade, from 29 animals in 2013 to 17 in 2024, reflecting reduced animal use in quality‑control testing.
MMO has started work to fix technical problems in its Catch Recording App and web service after previous issues disrupted fishers’ submissions, with improvements intended to restore reliable mobile and online recording of catch data.
A Sheffield operator ran a regulated waste facility without the required environmental permit and has been sentenced to a 39‑week suspended prison term, following prosecution by the Environment Agency for illegal waste operations.
Environment Agency prosecution concluded against a Birmingham waste company that ignored permit conditions and enforcement notices; the firm must clear the site and pay nearly £24,000 in penalties.
APHA marked 100 years of Newcastle disease research, holding an event that reviewed a century of work and discussed the future of global disease surveillance, control and innovation in animal health.