This is from The Wildlife Trusts weekly newsletter and is a call for action

The dark clouds gathering over Westminster last week unleashed a torrent of terrible news for wildlife and the environment, with the UK Government launching an attack on nature at a time when we urgently need a plan for its recovery.

From lifting the ban on fracking, to a bill that could clear the way for many of our most important environmental protection laws to be removed, Liz Truss’s government seems to be waging a war on nature.

The announcements sparked an unprecedented wave of anger from wildlife conservation charities and the wider public. The Wildlife Trusts’ director of policy and public affairs, Joan Edwards, has summarised some of the issues in blogs on energy security (here) and deregulation (here). We’d urge everyone, including Wildlife Trust staff, to contact their MP and local Councillor, and demand better. To encourage action, we’ve produced a step-by-step guide on how to help – see it on our website here.