The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has revived the inquiry into the role of natural capital in the green economy launched ahead of the General Election by the predecessor EAC.

Mike Reader MP (Labour, Northampton South) was confirmed as the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure (APPGI) at an Inaugural General Meeting that took place Thursday, 27 November at Portcullis House, Westminster, London.

Severn Trent has agreed to pay £600,000 to the Trent Rivers Trust following a pollution incident - the payment follows the Environment Agency's investigation into the pollution of a Leicestershire brook by the water company.

National Infrastructure Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has written to the Treasury to set out the input which the Commission will provide to support and inform the development of the government’s ten-year infrastructure strategy.

92% of bathing waters in England have met minimum water quality standards, with 85% of bathing waters being rated as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, new annual figures released today by the Environment Agency show.

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has launched an investigation into the government’s Statutory Guidance on applying the Farming Rules for Water (FRfW).