18 Dec 2025
Image description: aerial view of Photo by Patrick Federi on Unsplash The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has identified significant failures in how the government and regulators oversee untreated sewage discharges, warning that current practices may not comply with environmental law. In a series of reports published following an extensive investigation, the watchdog concluded […]
18 Dec 2025
Description: A hand holding a white pencil and filling out a multiple-choice exam paper. A yellow post-it note and blue pencil sharpener are also in frame. Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu on Unsplash Regulators and the government have announced a significant tightening of oversight for the water industry, introducing mandatory “fit and proper […]
18 Dec 2025
Image description: Aerial view of a green combine harvester harvesting a field. Image by Scott Goodwill on Unsplash The government is facing growing calls to overhaul the laws governing the spreading of treated sewage sludge on agricultural land, following new evidence of widespread public concern regarding food safety and river health. On Tuesday, campaigners […]
18 Dec 2025
Image description: The dark waters of Loch Lomond in Scotland, with rolling hills in the background. Photo by M on Unsplash. Environmental officials in Scotland have issued an urgent call for businesses and landowners to prepare for potential water shortages in 2026, warning that even a wet winter may not be enough to fully […]
16 Dec 2025
Photo by Andrew D Environment charities have reacted with frustration after the Scottish government announced that fisheries restrictions in marine protected areas, originally due to be implemented in 2016, are to be delayed for the fourth time. Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, announced this week that the consultation on inshore fisheries management measures for […]
16 Dec 2025
Photo by Jesse de Meulenaere The UK is marking 25 years since its first offshore wind farm began generating clean power, celebrating a transformation that has seen the sector grow from two pioneering turbines to become the country’s second-largest electricity source. On 8th December 2000, Blyth Offshore Wind Farm off the Northumberland coast began operating, […]
16 Dec 2025
Photo by Sonia Kowsar A mysterious pandemic is decimating sea urchin populations worldwide, with new research revealing catastrophic declines in the Canary Islands where some populations have plummeted by up to 99.7%. The mass mortality event, which has affected species across multiple ocean basins simultaneously, threatens to fundamentally alter marine ecosystems that depend on […]
16 Dec 2025
Photo by Oleksandr Sushko International funding to help countries meet the global “30×30” biodiversity target is rising but remains billions of dollars short of what is needed, according to a new study launched at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi. The analysis warns that current financial flows put the landmark conservation goal at serious […]
