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05 Sep 2024

NewsWater

England’s National Parks, renowned for their natural beauty and diverse wildlife, are facing a hidden threat: pharmaceutical pollution. New research from the University of York and the Rivers Trust has revealed widespread contamination of rivers in the parks, with antidepressants, anticonvulsants, antimicrobials, anti-inflammatory substances, lipid regulators and diabetes treatments being detected. The study found pharmaceuticals […]

05 Sep 2024

NewsWater

According to the Guardian, many protected landscapes owned by English water firms in disrepair, with Figures revealing just 16% of company-controlled sites of special scientific interest are in good condition. New data on the MLG shows some landowners have fallen behind; in addition to water companies, only 14.6% of SSSIs belonging to national park authorities […]

05 Sep 2024

NewsWater

A group of organisations, led by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and including NGOs, consultants and water companies, has published The Catchment Management Declaration: a renewed, collaborative commitment to water. Originally launched by the (then) Prince of Wales in 2018, these organisations will take a collaborative approach to managing water and natural capital […]

05 Sep 2024

NewsWater

Water UK, the trade association for the water industry, has published its response to Ofwat’s recent draft determination, which gives the economic regulator’s initial view of water company business plans for the forthcoming five year period, 2025 to 2040. In its submission Water UK urges Ofwat to back company plans in full and ensure the […]

05 Sep 2024

NewsWater

New research suggests that warmer water in rivers and lakes resulting from climate change, along with pollution from sewage and farming are having an even bigger effect on aquatic life than previously thought. Almost half of all fish species and 10% of mammals rely on rivers and lakes for survival but a combination of climate […]

03 Sep 2024

MarineNews

The UK government has unveiled the results of Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the contracts for difference (CfD) renewable auction, with six projects across five sites securing contracts to deliver 28 MW of tidal stream capacity. AR6 is the third consecutive round of the auction with a ringfence for tidal stream technology. The projects awarded […]

03 Sep 2024

MarineNews

A new Crown Estate Bill received its second reading in the UK House of Lords, with the Minister responsible, Lord Livermore, stating that that widening the scope of activities the Crown Estate can engage in will “allow it to further invest in the energy transition” and “will support the delivery of its core purpose across […]