Baroness Sheehan

Illegal waste crime row hots up as Lords demand Defra Secretary appearance

Environment

Illegal waste crime row hots up as Lords demand Defra Secretary appearance

clock 18 December 2025 • 2 min read
EA under fire for failing to disclose presence of Kidlington waste site at Lords inquiry

Rural crime

EA under fire for failing to disclose presence of Kidlington waste site at Lords inquiry

Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee demands answers after several sites failed to be discussed

clock 05 December 2025 • 3 min read
Lords demand action as organised crime gangs profit from £1bn waste crime industry

Rural crime

Lords demand action as organised crime gangs profit from £1bn waste crime industry

Failure by police, Environment Agency and wider government all named and shamed following inquiry

clock 28 October 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Baroness Shaista Sheehan: "45% of fertiliser applied to land is being lost to the environment rather than being taken up by crops"

Environment

EXCLUSIVE - Baroness Shaista Sheehan: "45% of fertiliser applied to land is being lost to the environment rather than being taken up by crops"

Baroness Sheehan writes on how the majority of ammonia and nitrous oxide pollution to water comes from the agricultural sector and the ways it can reduce, recycle and reuse nitrogen pollution

clock 31 July 2025 • 3 min read