Green activists worry about government plans to raise cost of legal challenges

Ministry of Justice denies proposals for higher cost caps are timed to coincide with HS2 and Heathrow expansion

Green organisations could face steep rises in the cost of legal challenges to Heathrow's expansion, or air quality policies, under reforms the government is contemplating.

Proposals to expose claimants in environmental cases to higher financial liabilities if they lose their cases could deter people from bringing actions, according to the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).