Press releases

Water pipe dumping sewage

CIEH urges Environment Secretary not to row back on tougher penalties for water companies

21 February 2023, Ciaran Donaghy

Blue sky with clouds and a green field

CIEH welcomes Labour commitment to enshrine Clean Air as a human right

20 February 2023, Ciaran Donaghy

Domestic Wood Burner

Concerns over air quality as new Defra statistics show significant rise in emission of PM2.5

14 February 2023, Ciaran Donaghy

Loft being insulated

CIEH says UK Government must go ‘much further, much faster’ as it publishes 25 Year Environmental Improvement Plan

29 November 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Building blocks of environmental protection

CIEH Welcomes Independent Net Zero Review

01 February 2023, Ciaran Donaghy

Single Use Plastic Cups Plates and Cutlery

CIEH welcomes ban of single-use plastic in England

11 January 2023, Ciaran Donaghy
Windfarm on hills

CIEH commits to sustainability in new strategic plan

19 December 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Smoggy Air

CIEH welcomes UK Chief Medical Officer’s calls for further action on air pollution

08 December 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Heatpump in sunny garden

CIEH and IOA launch new heat pump briefing notes

02 December 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Loft being insulated

CIEH welcome allocation of additional funds from UK Government for energy efficiency measures

29 November 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Parliament Square London

Sunsetting in Retained EU Law Bill poses deep challenge to UK food, environment, and public health standards

22 November 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Jeremy Hunt MP

Autumn Statement energy efficiency funding welcome but fears remain over local government funding, says CIEH

17 November 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Smoke from Industrial Air Pollution

CIEH announces Member Representative to sit on new UK BAT Advisory Group

15 November 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

United Nations Flags

Prime Minister must use COP27 to prioritise action on climate change

07 November 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Hydraulic fracking machine amidst sunny background

CIEH welcomes UK Government fracking U-turn

27 October 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Globe being cradles in a leaf by two hands

CIEH join group of Environmental Organisations expressing concern with UK Government deregulation

18 October 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Hands holding the globe

UK Government plans represent a threat to Environmental Health Systems

26 September 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Mini budget a missed opportunity to help millions stave off fuel poverty

23 September 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Pot with leaf and coins

Energy bill support for businesses a vital step forward, says CIEH

22 September 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Hydraulic Fracturing Machine Drilling

CIEH expresses disappointment at UK Government decision to restart fracking

22 September 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Attic being insulated

CIEH Welcome IPPR Report Linking Energy Efficiency with Levelling Up

21 September 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Hydraulic fracking machine

CIEH urges UK Government to retain fracking moratorium

08 September 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Ranil Jayawardena MP

CIEH urges new Secretary of State for DEFRA to show greater ambition with environmental protection targets

07 September 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Liz Truss walking out of Number 10

CIEH urges Liz Truss to tackle twin crises of climate change and cost of living

05 September 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Gas hob with blue flame

CIEH urges urgent action to stop millions falling into fuel poverty

26 August 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

General Assembly Meets on Peacebuilding and Human Rights. Photo by UN

CIEH welcomes UN Declaration that a Healthy Environment is a Human Right

04 August 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

Person sitting at a table with a mug and holding a smart meter

UK Government scheme misses golden opportunity to prioritise energy efficiency measures

29 July 2022, Ciaran Donaghy

To let board on brick house

Protection for renters and support for levelling up in Queen’s Speech

10 May 2022, Tamara Sandoul

Wind turbines at sea

Energy strategy undermined by absence of energy efficiency measures

07 April 2022, Ross Matthewman

Person with head in hand

Government must focus on energy efficiency to tackle cost of living crisis

23 March 2022, Ross Matthewman

City covered by smog

CIEH disappointed by scope and ambition of UK Government’s air quality targets

17 March 2022, Heidi Douglas-Osborn

Radiator in house

Fuel poverty data is at odds with the current cost of energy crisis

24 February 2022, Tamara Sandoul

Nuclear Power Plant

CIEH calls on UK Government to address cost of living crisis through energy efficiency

07 February 2022, Ross Matthewman

CIEH praises Levelling Up White Paper and commitment to landlord register

02 February 2022, Ross Matthewman
Young child with face mask on

CIEH extremely disappointed at the Government’s rejection of the Lords’ amendments to the Environment Bill

21 October 2021, Heidi Douglas-Osborn

Factories with plumes of smoke

CIEH welcomes World Health Organization's new Air Quality Guidelines

24 September 2021, Heidi Douglas-Osborn

Tram system in Nottingham

Transport decarbonisation plan is ambitious but lacking in detail, says CIEH

16 July 2021, Ross Matthewman

Traffic queue in London

CIEH calls for firm commitment to WHO air pollution targets

18 June 2021, Ross Matthewman

Pollution from cars and smoke

Government must include WHO air quality limits in Environment Bill

27 May 2021, Ross Matthewman

Woodland in the peak district with a small river

CIEH welcomes improvement to Environment Bill but calls for swift implementation

19 May 2021, Heidi Douglas-Osborn

Wind turbines highlighted by the setting sun

CIEH strongly welcomes a new key focus on climate change in Welsh Government reshuffle

14 May 2021, Tamara Sandoul

Shipping containers in a storage yard

CIEH welcomes Trade and Agriculture Commission report

03 March 2021, Ross Matthewman

Large funnels of smoke rising from chimneys into the sky

CIEH supports calls for urgent action to prevent premature deaths from toxic air

12 February 2021, Ross Matthewman

Wind turbines in Scotland during sunset

CIEH dismayed by further delay to Environment Bill

26 January 2021, Heidi Douglas-Osborn

Digital energy efficiency metre in home

CIEH welcomes new government proposals on energy efficient homes

20 January 2021, Ross Matthewman

Illustration of a person speaking to a large crowd of people

CIEH calls for Chief Environmental Health Officer for England

06 January 2021, Ross Matthewman

Blogs

A conceptual image showing a lung-shaped lake in a lush and pristine jungle

A breath of fresh air: meeting with England’s Chief Medical Officer

13 February 2023, Dr Phil James, Chief Executive, CIEH

CIEH Climate Emergency Programme

Climate change hub launched to support environmental health professionals

16 January 2023, Lauren Satchwell, CIEH Marketing Manager
A bird's-eye view of a coastal city

Standing up for environmental health protections in the face of deregulation

05 October 2022, Ross Matthewman, Head of Policy and Campaigns, CIEH

Hand holding a paper heart with the words 'World Environmental Health Day 26 September 2022'

Celebrating World Environmental Health Day

26 September 2022, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

An Environmental Health Practitioner on a health and safety site visit

Implementing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: strengthening environmental health systems

26 September 2022, Gary McFarlane, CIEH Director Northern Ireland
Group of demonstrators with banners fighting for climate change

Last chance saloon

01 November 2021, Gary McFarlane, CIEH Director Northern Ireland
Thermometer with sun

Climate emergency: our collective role

26 September 2019, Anne Godfrey, CEO
A person holding up a sign that says 'We need a change'

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