The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has now joined as a co-claimant in the Good Law project’s legal case to protect coastal waters from sewage. In a statement, MCS said: “We’re taking legal action against the UK Government as a result of their failure to address the sewage pollution scandal facing English shores. Spills […]
Scottish Water is calling for a ban on the sale of wet wipes which contain plastic. The company says it responds to 36,000 blockages each year with the vast majority featuring wet wipes. It comes as an advertising campaign is launched urging people not to flush wipes of any kind down the toilet. Scottish Water […]
Chris Grayling, MP, is introducing a Ten Minute Rule Motion entitled ‘Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling)’. We covered previously that a study noted that Brexit may bring some benefits to the environment as it has enabled the UK to reclaim the autonomy to designate offshore marine protected areas. For example, this has enabled a proposal to […]
Defra launch consultations on banning more single use plastics – give them your views MCS: ‘Our Great British Beach Clean was back in full swing this year, with thousands of volunteers heading outside to clear litter from their local streets, parks and over 55,000 metres of UK beaches. Now the results are in – and […]