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It’s been a decade since Ella Kissi-Debrah died. But Rishi Sunak still drags his heels on clean air for all

The PM sent ‘thoughts and hearts’ to the nine-year-old’s family but his environment secretary refused to back clean air targets, says Green MP Caroline Lucas

The Guardian - UK

‘Torture in a tin’: Miriam Margolyes and others urge ban on foie gras imports

Exclusive: Celebrities sign letter to Sunak after reports that proposed restriction on delicacy may be dropped

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Councils say they lack funds to enforce stricter limits on wood burners

Local authorities say policing government’s new standards on smoke pollution is beyond their means

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Thérèse Coffey admits UK can’t achieve air pollution target advised by experts

Environment secretary sets lower 10-year objective for cleaner air but researchers say their goal is reachable with stronger action

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the UK’s toxic stance on sugar farming

Neonicotinoids kill bees and destroy the environment. A truly green government would find a better solution to the problem of aphid-borne disease

The Guardian - UK

‘Feeble’ curbs will ban bottom trawling in only three marine parks in England

UK government’s piecemeal response to harmful practice attacked as too slow to stop ‘industrial fishing frenzy’

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England’s new ban on single-use plastics sounds good – but it is a surrender to big business

Thérèse Coffey’s weak plans aim low and, will have minimal impact on one of the biggest problems threatening our environment, says the Guardian’s former environment editor John Vidal

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Government criticised for leaving overall water quality out of its environment targets

Ministers accused of only doing half their job and leaving gaps in protections

The Independent UK

Thérèse Coffey accused of undermining Cop15 talks with weak targets

Environment secretary disappoints campaigners by failing to set overall targets for river health and protected habitats

The Guardian - UK

UK’s ‘peanuts’ pledge for land and ocean conservation faces criticism at Cop15

Conservationists say amount is ‘nothing like what’s needed’ to achieve 30x30 target and address nature crisis

The Guardian - UK

Single use plastics like polystyrene cups 'to be banned' in crackdown on waste

Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey is said to be preparing to announce plans to phase out items like plastic takeaway utensils in the coming weeks

Daily Mirror

Include biodegradable plastic in English single-use cutlery ban, say campaigners

Campaign group says many bioplastics are damaging and they should not be excluded from any ban

The Guardian - UK

Government to weaken water pollution goals in ‘attack on nature’

Exclusive: Despite demands from water campaigners, there will be no overall target for river health

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Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on windfarms reflects the Tories’ failure to protect rural England

As the Conservatives squabble over planning and housing targets, England’s countryside is being destroyed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Thérèse Coffey rules out help for farmers and consumers facing higher costs

The environment secretary tells MPs it is ‘not the role of government to provide free food’ or to intervene in markets

The Independent UK

Government has already scrapped 140 EU environment regulations since Brexit, Thérèse Coffey says

Environment Secretary says UK could bin laws where it was outvoted in Brussels

The Guardian - UK

De facto ban on solar farms in England to continue, Coffey signals

Environment secretary dashes hopes Sunak government will reverse policy to help reach net zero targets

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UK environment watchdog confronts Thérèse Coffey over missed targets

Office for Environmental Protection chair expresses concern over delays to legislative deadlines

The Guardian - UK

Leaders’ apathy towards climate crisis is proving deadly

Letters: Muhammad Abubakar Pirzada on the existential threat that the global south faces, George Pitt on the need to reset emissions targets, and Terry Walsh on why Cop27 will be futile

The Guardian - UK

NHS yet to see ‘a single penny’ of promised £500m emergency fund

Exclusive: discharge funding to relieve hospital delays promised by Thérèse Coffey in September has not materialised

The Guardian - UK

Birdsong is music to my ears again

Brief letters: Bird encounters | Thérèse Coffey | Cop or Copout? | Open University | Boycotting Qatar

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The Tories are trashing more than just the nation

Keeping my act topical, given our chaotic government, is getting beyond a joke

The Guardian - US

Twitter takeover: fears raised over disinformation and hate speech

EU commissioner says Elon Musk’s platform must ‘fly by our rules’ as UK minister raises concerns over content moderation

The Guardian - UK

UK government delays clean water and nature targets, breaching Environment Act

Thérèse Coffey says targets underpinning nature recovery will not be published this month

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