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The federal government has announced a new round of strategic water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin. The government intends to purchase water entitlements from voluntary sellers in parts of New South Wales and Queensland.

Thérèse Coffey’s championing of UK ‘specialisms’ causes one Labour MP to retort: ‘Let them eat turnips!’

Experts say more cities should join the growing legislative trend to reduce trash, save birds and protect against wildfires

Environment secretary says shortages should be resolved in two to four weeks

Photos come from Ukraine as environment secretary Thérèse Coffey says Britain could face month of shortages

Preventing heat waste largely being ignored as solution to energy crisis, say environmental campaigners

UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don’t know how much sewage is actually being released – for at least the…

Thérèse Coffey advises consumers to opt for turnips as tomato and cucumber supplies dwindle

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has come under fire after retailers including Tesco and Asda were forced to put limits on how much fresh produce customers could buy

The Environment Secretary has been accused of having ‘shifted blame for food poverty on to people because they are on low wages and are poor’.

Environment secretary accused of ‘appalling’ comments – as she also suggests turnips were good seasonal replacement during fruit and veg shortage