25 May 2018
Puffin numbers on the Farne Islands, Northumberland may have fallen by an average of 12 percent since the last census. Grim news for the struggling seabird according to early figures in the Natural Trust five-yearly census. Initial numbers suggest the population has fallen by up to 42 per cent on one of the islands – […]
22 May 2018
A major new satellite-based study by NASA warns that water shortages will be the key environmental challenge of the century. It finds that freshwater supplies have already seriously declined in 19 global hotspots – from China to the Caspian Sea – due to overuse. Areas in northern and eastern India, the Middle East, California and […]
22 May 2018
Reported in Water Briefing Water industry regulator Ofwat is calling for regional water resource groups to take a much stronger role in regional planning for water resources. John Russell, Senior Director, Strategy and Planning at Ofwat, was commenting on the appointment by the Water Resources South East group (WRSE) of Simon Cocks, who formally stepped […]
22 May 2018
The Guardian reports that UK demand for fruit increased by 27% last year alone, prompting accusations that growers are illegally diverting rivers and leaving locals without water. British supermarkets are selling thousands of tonnes of avocados produced in a Chilean region where villagers claim vast amounts of water are being diverted, resulting in a drought. […]
22 May 2018
Water Online reports claims the White House and the U.S. EPA sought to bury a study that would reveal a nationwide drinking water crisis. “Scott Pruitt’s EPA and the White House sought to block publication of a federal health study on a nationwide water-contamination crisis, after one Trump administration aide warned it would cause a […]
22 May 2018
Coverage highlights plans for a large new nature reserve in Suffolk thanks to a £4 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The grant will enable the Suffolk Wildlife Trust to complete the purchase of 348 acres surrounding its existing Carlton Marches nature reserve, creating a new 1,000 acre wetland gateway to the Broads National […]
20 May 2018
Once upon a time (over ten years ago) Government had a coastal policy with supporting documentation. This useful document is a helpful reminder of the topics they should be covering; some of the topics they include are as follows: Coastal narrative: the distinctive challenges of the coast Employment – seasonality and opportunities Demographics and imbalance […]
20 May 2018
The latest evidence from the inquiry from Rt Hon Charles Hendry, Mark Shorrock, Chief Executive, Tidal Lagoon Power, It will be interesting to see what the Government have to say for themselves on what is delaying a decision – a difficult one for them given Hinckley. For the proponents of the Swansea Lagoon the inquiry […]
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