20 Aug 2024
The MMO’s digital marine planning and mapping service – Explore Marine Plans – has recently been updated with new functionality and an improved user experience. The new service enables users to find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans. A new way to […]
13 Aug 2024
The government is consulting on plans to double compensation payments for customers when their basic water services are disrupted. Subject to an eight-week consultation, the proposals will double payments for all existing standards and will more than double the payments for certain highly disruptive incidents, such as when water companies fail to provide notice of supply […]
13 Aug 2024
Almost 500 different chemicals, some of which are banned, have been found in various mixtures across all 171 river and groundwater catchments tested in England in 2024, according to data from the Environment Agency, analysed by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations. More than half of them are classified as very toxic, toxic or harmful to aquatic […]
13 Aug 2024
A Conservative minister repeatedly tried to stop England’s environment regulator from publishing data showing a sharp rise in recorded sewage spills into waterways, according to emails obtained by Unearthed. The Environment Agency (EA) is obliged by law to publish annual statistics on how often overflow pipes released sewage into rivers and seas, and how long the […]
13 Aug 2024
The Environment Agency has completed a new flood risk management project to better protect hundreds of homes and businesses on the east side of Hull from flooding. Castlehill Aquagreen is a key part of the second phase of the £28 million pound Holderness Drain Flood Alleviation Scheme which when fully complete, will reduce the risk […]
13 Aug 2024
United Utilities has repurposed tanks at its Ambleside and Windermere wastewater treatment works to create an additional 2.6 million litres of storage across the two sites. As a result of upgrades at both sites, the tanks were redundant and able to be repurposed into storm tanks after the installation of some new equipment. The additional […]
13 Aug 2024
Scientists from Project Seagrass and Swansea University have outlined ten “golden rules” to improve seagrass restoration, a key strategy for combating global biodiversity loss. Published in the journal Plants People Planet, the paper introduces and explains the rules for effective restoration, addressing the challenges of restoring marine habitats, particularly seagrass, which is often seen as […]
13 Aug 2024
A recently signed funding agreement between the Canadian government and the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) will see $38.1 million bolster the organization’s network, starting summer 2024. Funding to continue fostering connections and professional developments For over a decade, the not-for-profit has been connecting individuals and initiatives in ocean research across Canada. It assists scientists […]
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