Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers ‘The government will today (Tuesday 15 October) introduce a landmark Bill to Parliament to tackle the biggest environmental priorities of our time, signalling a historic step change in the way we protect and enhance our precious natural environment. The transformative Environment Bill will help […]
New report – 25 Year Environment Plan: ambition to realisation Our new report looks at ways to better support bodies in delivering for the environment. We’ve come up with six recommendations for government. Report | blog | video Our environment currently faces unprecedented threats as biodiversity declines and climate predictions worsen. This has triggered widespread […]
Ofwat ‘In its final decision published today, Ofwat has confirmed that Southern Water will pay £126m in penalties and rebates to existing and former wastewater customers. This package of penalties and rebates is the biggest Ofwat has ever imposed reflecting the serious failures in the operation of Southern Water’s sewage treatment sites, and the deliberate […]
An area of Edinburgh the size of nine football pitches is being lost each year to urban creep, a study has found. This happens when green spaces such as gardens are covered over, either by paving or home extensions. Urban creep can cause problems because it reduces the amount of open land which can absorb […]
River flooding: area simultaneously affected in EU has grown by 50% in past 50 years …… This scale grew more in certain regions, including the British-Irish Isles, parts of Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands ………. River flooding costs billions of euros annually in the EU. When one river floods, others nearby often do so at the […]
The 2019 State of Nature report shows that much of our biodiversity and wildlife continues to decline. One in four UK mammals and nearly half of our native birds are in danger of extinction. The most vulnerable animals include hedgehogs, hares and bats. One in four moths and one in five butterflies have already disappeared. […]
Ofwat has published its new strategy ‘Time to Act, Together’, setting out the regulator’s ambition for the water sector. It marks a shifting approach to regulation, based on 3 goals: To transform water companies’ performance To drive water companies to meet long-term challenges through increased collaboration and partnerships For water companies to provide greater public […]
The Independent reports that Boris Johnson is scrapping a commitment by Theresa May to stick to EU rules on the environment, safety standards and workers’ rights – to raise his chances of getting a trade agreement with Donald Trump. The “level playing field”, included in the Brexit deal negotiated by the former prime minister, was […]