ClientEarth lawyers have warned that people and wildlife will suffer exposure to pesticides that can cause hormone-related diseases if an attempt to illegally weaken European Union regulation is not blocked.
A group from Harthill in Yorkshire is bringing a legal challenge against the Secretary of State over a decision to allow exploratory drilling for prospective fracking.
The Local Government Association has warned that manufacturers must scrap the “smorgasboard” of plastics which are used in packaging for key foods so that councils can reduce waste sent to landfill and increase recycling.
The Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework takes an irrational approach to fracking and natural resources considerations, says Client Earth.
At least 207 people were murdered trying to protect their homes and communities from mining, agribusiness and other destructive industries in 2017, says Global Witness.