23 Aug 2022
Lib Dems call for Sewage Tax to prevent water firms polluting shellfish habitats. Lobsters, crabs, clams and oysters are the “forgotten victims” of sewage being dumped into the sea and rivers around the UK, new analysis has shown. (Photo credit: Cocklers at work in Morecombe Bay. PA / PA Archive) The London Evening […]
23 Aug 2022
Pollution warnings were put in place for dozens of beaches in England and Wales after untreated sewage was discharged into the sea around the coast. Southern Water is one of the water companies responsible for those regions, along with Wessex Water and South West Water. In a statement, they said: “There were thunderstorms accompanied by […]
23 Aug 2022
UK participation in EU science schemes, including the €95.5-billion Horizon Europe, is now subject to a formal dispute triggered by the UK deepening concerns among researchers and universities that the U.K. is poised to pull out altogether. The European Commission has chosen to link Britain’s previously-agreed involvement in Horizon Europe projects with the ongoing row […]
23 Aug 2022
Coastal wetlands can play an effective role in climate change adaptation and mitigation, by protecting shorelines and material assets from flooding and storm damage and trapping and storing CO2 from the atmosphere. They have been subject to high levels of historic modification through drainage and land-use change, which likely contributed to past CO2 emissions but […]
23 Aug 2022
Bycatch monitoring programmes in the UK estimate that thousands of cetaceans, seabirds, seals and elasmobranchs are caught each year. Through the Fisheries Act 2020 and the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS), the UK government and devolved administrations have recognised the need to minimise and, where possible, eliminate bycatch of these sensitive marine species as part of […]
23 Aug 2022
After warnings to the public to keep away from a walrus that has been spending its time in the Oslo fjord were not heeded, and discussions about options, the authorities decided that the walrus should be shot because of “the continued threat to human safety”. Following the hardly surprising public outrage (click here) the Norwegian […]
17 Aug 2022
Most parts of the UK have seen significant rainfall over the last few days, but the drought is not over. Latest news includes Hosepipe bans in Yorkshire Water (from 26 Aug) and potentially Thames Water Environment Secretary meeting with water companies Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, calling for greater investment in […]
17 Aug 2022
By restoring these natural wet assets that were neglected for decades we can mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Fresh water is the lifeblood of civilisation. It makes life on land possible. But we have lost touch with how the water cycle works. As Britain runs further into serious drought, people are asking if we […]
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