19 Aug 2020
Legally binding targets to help “build back greener” The Government sets out how it will underpin key environmental commitments with legally binding targets, including for air quality, water, waste and biodiversity. Defra – Published 19 August 2020 Also See current update on the Environment Bill The targets we set under our landmark Environment Bill will […]
19 Aug 2020
Sir James Bevan gave a speech – In praise of Red Tape – which set out a wide range of post-Brexit ideas for simplifying our water regulations as well and for making sure enforcement was possible. However, newspaper articles in the Guardian and separately by George Monbiot and in the Mail online have been highly […]
19 Aug 2020
Phil Bremner, Business Synergies ‘As you will have seen from previous Editor’s Comments I have been supportive of the efforts of the Ilkley Clean River Campaign’s to obtain bathing water status for the River Ilkley in West Yorkshire. No UK river has designated bathing water status while Germany has 38, Italy 73 and France 573, just 14% of Britain’s rivers […]
19 Aug 2020
BlueHealth is a pan-European research initiative investigating the links between urban blue spaces, climate and health. It is combining interdisciplinary approaches to examine how wellbeing might be promoted through the development of blue infrastructure. Funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, BlueHealth has brought together over 90 researchers from nine European institutions. It ends in […]
19 Aug 2020
Bidstats Southern Water has gone out to tender with a contract for a Private Wire Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) worth an estimated £100 million. The water company is looking to put a framework panel of private wire solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) providers in place to work in partnership with the utility to explore […]
19 Aug 2020
See BBC coverage click here Fish Legal is currently advising members Gwent Angling Society in respect of a major pollution to hit the River Llynfi in mid-Wales. Literally the day after the last touches were carried out to a remediation project that saw the river put on the road to recovery after a devastation pollution […]
13 Aug 2020
The Government have launched their new planning white paper for consultation The Planning for the future consultation proposes reforms of the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process, bring a new focus to design and sustainability, improve the system of developer contributions to infrastructure, and ensure more land is available for development where […]
13 Aug 2020
Water coalition calls for Green Homes Grants retrofit scheme to include water efficiency measures The steering group for the UK Water Efficiency Strategy and the independent water efficiency campaigning organisation Waterwise have joined forces to urge the Energy Secretary, The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, to include water efficiency measures that save energy in the government’s […]
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