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‘Precarious’ state of environment must be national priority, Government warned

Toxic air that harms health, and water pollution from sewage and farming must be tackled as urgent priorities, the new environmental watchdog has warned. Overfishing and damage to sea floors from trawling, loss of natural habitats, and degraded ...

12 May 2022 at 01:25

Government may have ‘unlawfully encouraged breaches of the law by farmers’

Government guidance to farmers on following water pollution regulations may be unlawful, the environment watchdog has said. In response to a complaint by WWF and ClientEarth, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said it “reads as an ...

24 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Watchdog accused of failing to hold Environment Agency to account

The Environment Agency should be investigated for failing to seek out and punish farmers who were unlawfully causing nitrogen pollution but the watchdog was yet to act, two green groups have said. WWF and ClientEarth said it had been over a ...

20 Dec 2023 at 15:23

Northern Ireland’s bathing water regulations ‘out of step’, report finds

Stormont has been urged to update regulations to protect those swimming in Northern Ireland’s lakes and at the coast. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has been handed 11 recommendations to update the ...

19 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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Lough Neagh crisis will become ‘common experience’ without action, MLAs warned

The environmental crisis at Lough Neagh will become a “common experience” across Northern Ireland if nutrient pollution is not addressed, MLAs have been told. Dame Glenys Stacey, chairwoman of the Office for Environmental Protection ...

29 May 2025 at 17:33

Government may have failed to comply with law on protecting birds – watchdog

The Environment Department (Defra) and its advisers Natural England may have failed to comply with laws relating to the protection of wild birds, a watchdog has found. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said Environment ...

09 Jun 2025 at 13:21

Northern Ireland

Lough Neagh crisis will become ‘common experience’ without action, MLAs warned

29 May 2025 at 12:08

Government refuses emergency use of banned bee-killing pesticide on sugar beet

The Government has refused to allow the emergency use of a banned pesticide on sugar beet to protect bees and other pollinators. The application to use the pesticide had been made by British Sugar and the National ...

23 Jan 2025 at 22:41

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