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20 sites fail safe bathing criteria stoking fears UK will once more be ‘dirty man of Europe’ after Brexit
Chemicals giant Ineos 'exploiting Brexit to relax climate change laws', documents suggest
03/04/2017
Chemicals giant Ineos has been accused of exploiting Brexit to pressure ministers to get rid of environmental legislation. Ineos, which is one of the leading firms pushing to frack for shale gas across the UK, lobbied the government to roll back measures that mean energy-intensive industries pay to develop low-carbon power sources.
The scenario which now looks plausible is this: the UK heads for a hard Brexit completely cutting ties with the EU, and turns itself into a low-tax, low-standards economy, destroying decades of law building up environmental protection.
We can't simply sit back and assume vital protections for healthy air, clean beaches and precious wildlife will remain in place. / It’s often said at green-tinged events that no-one in the Brexit referendum voted for a poorer environment. What they’re saying - correctly - is that there’s no public mandate for lower environmental standards.
From the ‘red-tape’ slashing desires of the Brexiters to the judgment of green professionals, all indications are for weaker environmental protections.
What has the EU ever done for my … compost?
22/06/2016
In the 1990s almost all rubbish in the UK went to landfill. Today nearly half of household waste is recycled, thanks to EU legislation.
Brexit poses a huge risk to UK wildlife and habitats and a new environmental law will be needed, MPs have said.
The simple fact is that membership of the EU has been essential for environmental protection.
The environment is one of the flagship policy areas of the European Union, and is often heralded as being one of the body’s greatest success stories.
A report published today with the respected WWF, RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts makes a considered case for EU membership and finds that - on balance- we should vote to remain in a reformed European Union. To put it simply, we need to be part of the pack if we're going to have a say on the big, environmental matters.
The world’s most widely used insecticides will be banned from all fields within six months, to protect both wild and honeybees that are vital to crop pollination.
Analysis from EU’s scientific risk assessors finds neonicotinoids pose a serious danger to all bees, making total field ban highly likely
Leave voters' disregard for the facts extends far beyond the NHS and the economy.
Losing energy links to Europe after no-deal will cost UK more than £2bn every year, experts warn
18/01/2019
After string of nuclear power failures, leaving EU could compromise nation’s ability to share clean electricity with European nations.
No-deal Brexit could force Kent schools into ‘lockdown’ due to air pollution from traffic congestion
23/01/2019
'It is prudent that schools begin to plan for possibility of disruption following Brexit'
No-deal Brexit will compromise ‘last line of defence’ for UK’s threatened habitats, campaigners warn
27/01/2019
Nation’s largest wetland among protected sites in danger, with European authorities able to intervene when other legal challenges have failed.
London MEP says it is 'clear the government cannot be left to its own devices when it comes to keeping our water sources safe'.
In 11 key policy areas, POLITICO reporters look ahead to March 30, 2019.
They want to tear up our green regulations so they can plunder and pollute the environment for profit.
EU laws that have protected hundreds of conservation sites and the species that live in them for decades could be watered down or lost with the EU withdrawal bill.
Environmental standards are at risk across the board, from wildlife and habitats to water and air quality, a risk assessment shows
A report commissioned by Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Britain could slash environmental and safety standards 'a very long way' after Brexit, Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg says
06/12/2016
The MP said standards that were 'good enough for India' could be good enough for the UK.