EFRA call for stronger sustainable drainage policies to help cut flood risk EFRA 26 April 2017 In its report, the Environment Food, and Rural Affairs Committee criticises the Government’s sub-standard sustainable drainage (SuDS) approaches: Read the report summary Read the conclusions and recommendations Read the full report: Post-legislative scrutiny: Flood and Water Management Act 2010 […]
TWO Articles 1.Cross Party MPs headed by Richard Benyon call for a complete overhaul of the outdated water abstraction regime With the general election now likely to take place as drought conditions threaten parts of the South East of England, a cross party group of MPs headed by former Environment Minister Richard Benyon, and backed […]
Repeal Bill – Stricter scrutiny needed to make White paper Green – Richard Benwell WWT Blog The Repeal Bill will convert existing EU law into UK law, so that the same rules apply on the day after we leave the EU. Avid readers of the Link blog will know that Link members and Greener UK have been […]
Welsh Water launches free pesticide disposal scheme to protect drinking water quality New initiative to help farmers, growers and land managers dispose of pesticide and herbicides safely to safeguard drinking water quality Free and confidential disposal scheme in targeted rural areas across Wales Welsh Water has launched a new initiative to encourage farmers, growers and […]
Two articles reflecting fast changing attitudes to investment & climate change and major cost reductions in the technology of delivering renewables. Given scale of energy costs for the water industry investment in renewable energy looks like an increasingly good bet. 1. Report highlights major cost reductions in renewable – wind & solar – technology driving investment […]
EAC ‘Marine Protected Areas Revisited’ The Marine Protected Areas Revisited report published today, found MPAs are not being effectively managed, and the Government needs to do more to protect vulnerable marine habitats, features and species once a site is designated as an MPA. The Committee also expressed concern that the Government had moved the goal […]
New items are highlighted with an asterisk Manifesto pledges – Conservatives It will be interesting to see what commitments emerge in the Conservative manifesto given the difficulties that the current Government has had with some of the 2015 pledges. First Generation to leave our environment better than we found it’ It will be interesting to […]
This long running issue over the development and major dredge proposal at Falmouth is a major test of the Government and it’s agencies approach to developments in marine conservation sites. Groups like MCS and FoE with local experts have been leading a major campaign. Quite what form or when any decision will take is unclear, […]