06 Jul 2018
Non-licensable Activity Impacts on Marine Protected Areas Questionnaire The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have commissioned the Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies (IECS) at the University of Hull to gather both local and regional evidence of non-licensable activities occurring in English (inshore and offshore) Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Building on previous research, this work will […]
04 Jul 2018
As the great summer weather continues last week saw the first burst of alerts to the public to use less water from Scotland to Thames. This is in measure to try and curb the increased demand such weather provokes. ‘Droughts’ are notoriously slow to develop, and at the point when the seriousness is realised it […]
04 Jul 2018
This letter is Minister Rutley‘s (Interim Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) response to the Chief Executive Officer of Ofwat. Ofwat sent a letter to Minister Rutley setting out initial reactions to the National Infrastructure Commission’s ‘preparing for a drier future’ report on water. This included thoughts on how the sector needs to […]
04 Jul 2018
BBC: Water companies have damaged trust, regulator Ofwat says. High levels of payments to bosses and investors by water companies have damaged customer trust, the regulator Ofwat has said. It has published new rules that will force firms to explain how executive pay is linked to performance and to prioritise customers’ interests. Companies paying dividends […]
04 Jul 2018
New £63 million defence scheme is turning the tide against floods in Rossall, on North West coast. A multi-million pound coastal defence scheme to shore up Rossall’s sea defences while reducing flood risk to 7,500 homes has been officially opened today (1st June 2018). It is one of the single biggest investments in a single […]
04 Jul 2018
Guardian Patrick Barkham Cocaine in rivers harming endangered eels, study finds Tests show drug causes eels to become hyperactive and damages their muscles, possibly hindering their ability to migrate. Tiny amounts of cocaine flushed into rivers cause eels to become not only hyperactive but to suffer from muscle wastage, impaired gills and hormonal changes, a […]
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