Press release

A judgment was issued in the High Court this morning in the high-profile case of environmental defenders who challenged an attempt by the fossil fuel industry to obtain a wide-ranging injunction to restrict peaceful protest at sites in Surrey and Sussex.
While the Court did grant an injunction, it was much less wide-ranging than the one originally sought.

New polling published today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England and Friends of the Earth reveals that an overwhelming majority (80%) of Conservative councillors in areas where fracking companies have a licence to drill and explore for gas believe that planning applications should be required before drilling.

It’s a dark day for the climate says Friends of the Earth as the government sneaks out unpopular decisions on the last day of parliament today (24 July).

Wildlife and gardening experts are calling on the public to grow weeds to help Britain’s bees, as a new Friends of the Earth survey reveals that 57% of people would allow their garden to grow wilder if it could help bees and other wildlife.

Too many Easter eggs still contain unnecessary plastic packaging – despite huge public concern about the impact of plastic pollution on wildlife and our environment.

Derbyshire County Council planners voted to reject the application by chemicals giant INEOS to conduct exploratory drills for shale gas on Bramleymoor Lane in Derbyshire. Read more from the local campaigners.

As we campaign to reduce unnecessary packaging and beat the scourge of plastic waste, a seven-year study of Cornish beaches shows the harm this kind of pollution is doing to our natural environment.

OG Earth has lit up Insta with their wit, charm and bare-faced cheek, speaking out on the hottest issue of the day: climate change.

Call for "complete and permanent ban" on neonicotinoids to protect bees

Pop band Ten Millennia support Friends of the Earth with new album - released today