22 May 2025
Image description: A winding river through a dark landscape, with the sun in the centre of the sky. Image by Pixabay. A new study finds nearly a third of all antibiotics that people consume, equivalent to 8,500 tonnes, end up in the world’s rivers every year. Previous studies estimating environmental antibiotic pollution at global […]
22 May 2025
Image description: Full view of Westminster, with the Thames visible in the foreground. Image by Adam Dereweck/ Pixabay. Ministers promised to block Thames bonuses Last week the Thames Water Executives including Sir Adrian Montague, the Chair, and Chris Weston, the Chief Executive, faced scrutiny from MPs at a select committee hearing. During this enquiry […]
22 May 2025
Image description: A drone flying above a wooden table., with the sea is visible in the background. Image by JackieLou DL/ Pixabay Projects involving satellites, robots, drones and artificial intelligence (AI) have been awarded a share of almost £43m as part of Ofwat’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge, which supports technologies enhancing the sustainability of […]
22 May 2025
Image description: A protest march with people holding placards. A man’s t-shirt reads “don’t poison our water”. Image by the Climate Reality Project. The government says it has overseen a large increase in criminal investigations into water companies for alleged breaches of environmental law. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), in […]
22 May 2025
Image description: Radcliffe Camera in Radcliffe square, Oxford. Image by Lina Kivaka / Pixabay. Major flood defences designed to protect more than 160,000 residents at risk of flooding have been approved by the government. The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will be built along the River Thames in Oxford, with the aim of providing reassurance […]
15 May 2025
Image description: Plastic items littered on a beach with waves in the background. Researchers at the Amber Centre in Trinity College have revealed “the stress” applied in making everyday products such as plastic bottles and containers that causes them to shred micro-plastic particles, ending up in the environment and bodies. When factories mould plastics […]
15 May 2025
Image description: A river damn with trees and a grey sky in the background. Image by Marta Wave / Pexels. The Dam Removal Europe 2024 report showcases the growing momentum behind the removal of dams and other river barriers. For the first time, removals surpassed 500 in a single year, soaring to a new […]
15 May 2025
Image description: The River Itchen, a chalk stream that runs through Hampshire, bordered by grassy banks and lined with trees. Image by Philip Enticknap. The call for an amendment A cross-party attempt to give chalk streams, a globally rare ecosystem, the strongest protections as irreplaceable habitats failed after all the Labour MPs on the […]
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