Green charities urge millions of members to oppose Tories' 'attack on nature'

RSPB, National Trust and others call on supporters to write to MPs as they argue 'nature is not a negotiable luxury'Environmental charities are mobilising their millions of members to take on the UK government over what they say is an attack on nature in the push for growth.Groups including the RSPB, the National Trust, the Wildlife Trusts, and Wildlife and Countryside link are encouraging supporters to put pressure on Conservative MPs over proposals that they say strike at the heart of environmental and wildlife protections.The removal from the statute books of 570 laws derived from EU directives that make up the bedrock of environmental regulations in the UK, covering sewage pollution, water quality and clean air. These include the habitat regulations, which have protected areas for wildlife for more than 30 years.The ending of the moratorium on fracking.The creation of low-tax investment zones from Cornwall to Cumbria where environmental protections would be relaxed to encourage development.The feared scrapping of the post-Brexit environmental land management scheme (Elms), which pays farmers to enhance nature. Continue reading...