30 Nov 2022
Stricter controls on new property developments alongside up to £12bn of investment in drainage infrastructure over the next thirty years will be necessary to stop thousands more homes and businesses from flooding due to inadequate drainage, according to a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission. Localised floods across England last month alongside a series of […]
30 Nov 2022
Foreword from the SAS report, which was reported in last week’s news “Our ocean is an unrivalled life force on our planet, a force which is imperative to every living creature on earth. As humans our connection with and to the ocean goes back millennia. It gives us the air we breathe, it controls our […]
30 Nov 2022
Plan now to avoid drought next summer, National Drought Group told The latest National Drought Group meeting reiterates expectation that water companies start planning now to manage potentially significant impacts next year. Water companies must start planning now to avoid potentially significant water supply and environmental impacts next summer, National Drought Group members were told […]
30 Nov 2022
Reported in edie The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has sent a letter to Environment Secretary Therese Coffey, calling for the immediate publication of new long-term targets for air quality, water, biodiversity under the Environment Bill and for clarity on key resource and waste strategies. Read more It follows a recent Defra announcement that the government […]
30 Nov 2022
UK rivers near livestock farms are awash with superbugs and antibiotic residues, including in the idyllic River Wye, research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found. Testing commissioned with World Animal Protection and the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics has found evidence of drug resistance in waterways near poultry and pig farms and in […]
30 Nov 2022
Natural England has been working closely with Defra and DLUHC, alongside the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Homes England, the Planning Advisory Service and Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to develop the scheme across affected catchments in England. The first mitigation projects are currently being negotiated with two partners in the Tees catchment. Investment in feasibility studies […]
24 Nov 2022
On 18 November 2021, the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat announced separate major investigations into possible unauthorised discharges at thousands of wastewater treatment works. The Environment Agency is now investigating more than 2,200 wastewater treatment works (WWTW) that discharge into English waters. This relates to all water and sewage companies. The Environment Agency’s initial assessment indicates that […]
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