30 Jun 2021
From the Guardian The head of the Environment Agency has called for the government to reinstate a £120m grant to help increase surveillance of water companies and cut pollution in rivers. Sir James Bevan, the chief executive of the agency, told MPs that water companies and the farming industry, the two main polluters of rivers, were not […]
30 Jun 2021
The CCC has issued its 2021 Progress Report to Parliament. This is the CCC’s annual assessment of UK progress in reducing emissions and biennial assessment of progress in adapting to climate change. Key messages The Government has made historic climate promises in the past year, for which it deserves credit. However, it has been too […]
30 Jun 2021
Water UK’s chief executive has urged utility companies to sign up to the UN-backed Race to Zero on the first anniversary of its launch. South West and Welsh Water now join United Utilities, Anglian and Severn Trent in the decarbonisation pledge. From Water UK Water industry marks first anniversary as new members join Race to […]
30 Jun 2021
Helen Stace updates on the tragic state of the River Wye and the impact on our wildlife. The River Wye should be a proud and joyous example of a healthy river, considering that it is a notified Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation, national and international designations intended to protect the […]
30 Jun 2021
Measures aim to boost biodiversity on the river as it flows through Shipley and improve public access. From the Guardian It was once known as the filthiest river in England but these days, Bradford Beck is hardly known at all. Much of its seven-mile (11km) route is culverted, meaning its course runs through tunnels constructed beneath the […]
28 Jun 2021
This is a key point. The idea of an integrated framework for managing our seas has been a long time in the making. From early discussions around ICZM in the late 1980s which sought to put all developments in a spatial context, then in the 2000’s when marine spatial planning as an idea really took […]
28 Jun 2021
Dr James Stewart Senior Environment Officer, Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority This link will take you to the permanent record of the news item on our website: pdf version ‘The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) is holding a Public Inquiry regarding the Acoustic Fish Deterrent at Hinkley Point C (HPC), a new nuclear power […]
28 Jun 2021
The Coastal Concordat for England Setting out how regulatory bodies can co-ordinate the separate processes for coastal development consents in England. The coastal concordat sets out the separate processes for consenting coastal developments in England. This revised version replaces the original published on 11 November 2013. It supports decision-making between Local Authorities and those regulators […]
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