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 […]
15 May 2025
Image description: The River Thames and parliament buildings. Image by SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS / Pexels. Thames Water faces MP select committee Thames Water’s Chris Weston (CEO), Sir Adrian Montague (Chair), and Steve Buck (CFO) were questioned by MPs at a select committee hearing in parliament, amid public outrage over the costs and operation of water […]
15 May 2025
Image description: Close up shot of a silver tap with running water. Image by ClickerHappy / Pexels. Water sector needs £270 Bn investment over 25 years In response to the call for evidence issued by the Independent Commission on the Water Sector Regulatory System, Ofwat presented new findings on the changes needed to make […]
13 May 2025
Image description: The Seven Sisters in Sussex. Image by Andres Stefuca / Pexels. The Prosecution: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has secured the first successful prosecution for a contravention of an MMO marine protected area (MPA) byelaw. Christoph Gouy, Master of the French-registered fishing vessel Pierre D’Ambre, pleaded guilty at Newcastle Magistrates Court to […]
13 May 2025
Image description: Two yellow diggers carrying out beach renourishment work in Lincolnshire. Image by: Van Oord / Environment Agency. Sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities. Over the next 4 to 5 weeks, around 200,000 to 500,000 cubic metres […]
13 May 2025
The Crown Estate has confirmed it will proceed with its capacity increase programme to maximise the potential of existing seabed leases at seven UK wind farms, potentially generating enough energy to power up to four million homes and create economic growth for the UK. The move rubber stamps earlier requests made by developers awarded […]
13 May 2025
Image description: An offshore windfarm with the coastline in the foreground and a sunset sky forming the backdrop. Strong headwinds facing offshore wind Danish firm Ørsted has announced it is discontinuing the Hornsea 4 project in the UK in its current form. The fourth phase of the huge Hornsea windfarm, located off the Yorkshire […]
13 May 2025
Image description: Brighton West Pier, Sussex, at sunset. The pavilion was destroyed in an arson attack in 2003. The beach is in the foreground with the black silhouette of the destroyed West Pier at the centre. Image by Harry Shelton / Pexels. Work has begun to restore 100 miles (160km) of coastline after […]
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