Protect Our Environment

Selaine Saxby, MP for North Devon, has welcomed the extension of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant into North Devon.

I was disappointed to hear that the annual swim organised by the Lynseals in Lynmouth Harbour was cancelled after a CSO overflow the weekend of the event.

Let me be clear. I am disappointed by the way and timing these changes were announced and indeed many of the changes full stop.

Those that pollute the environment will face unlimited penalties under new legislation announced by the government.

Ahead of the upcoming UN Global Plastic Treaty negotiations Selaine Saxby MP led a debate on “Reducing Plastic Pollution in our Oceans”.

Thanks to Government’s £4.4 million extra investment, all ten National Parks will receive an equal share of additional funding.

Today the Government released its Environmental Improvement Plan, which sets out plans restore nature, improve environmental quality, and increase the prosperity of our country.

The Government has made great strides on the path to Net Zero by 2050, and is investing more and more in renewable energy sources. Since I have been elected, I have been working to bring the benefits and opportunities of the growing renewable energy industry to the south west and North Devon.

Ever since the cold snap early December, I am sure we have all recognised how mild the weather has been and how much rain has come down.  Indeed almost a normal month’s rainfall came down in the second half of December, and with this comes sustained pressure on our sewage systems.  When the syste

North Devon MP Selaine Saxby today signed a new manifesto which she helped compile the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), outlining ways the Government can clean up the UK's rivers, seas, and waterways, including a new fund that could support local initiatives in North Devon to tackle pollut