Guardian ‘In all her years working at Bodega Bay, the marine reserve research coordinator Jackie Sones had never seen anything like it: scores of dead mussels on the rocks, their shells gaping and scorched, their meats thoroughly cooked. A record-breaking June heatwave apparently caused the largest die-off of mussels in at least 15 years at Bodega Head, […]
Ofwat “Southern Water has agreed to pay £126m in penalties and payments to customers following serious failures in the operation of its sewage treatment sites and for deliberately misreporting its performance. In the course of a large-scale investigation into the water company, Ofwat found that Southern Water failed to operate a number of wastewater treatments […]
Sir James Bevan warns companies to improve their pollution performance Environment Agency (EA) Chief Executive Sir James Bevan has warned water companies to improve their pollution performance, saying: “If companies cannot operate without damaging the environment, they will rightly lose their social licence to operate.” Bevan, in a speech at the Water Industry Forum in Birmingham, said the […]
HoC ‘Six select committees of the House of Commons (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Environmental Audit; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Science and Technology; Transport; and Treasury) have today announced plans to hold a Citizens’ Assembly on combatting climate change and achieving the pathway to net zero carbon emissions. Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee […]
The CaBA Data Package V5 is now ready for download for every partnership. The Data Package is a set of over 150 data layers, which is provided to CaBA Catchment Hosts under a license negotiated centrally with the data providers. Version 5 is the latest release and is a complete refresh of all the preceding […]
ISO have published the first international standard for adaptation – ISO 14090 Adaptation to climate change – Principles, requirements and guidelines – which aims to help organisations assess climate change impacts, plan for effective adaptation, and identify and manage risks. You can find a press release and more information here https://www.iso.org/news/ref2405.html
MCS and environmental lawyers, ClientEarth, are challenging an unlawful misuse of Brexit powers, relating to the EU Withdrawal Act. MCS: ‘The two environmental groups, working with Leigh Day Solicitors, have today launched a High Court challenge to the UK government’s Brexit laws, over sweeping new powers that they say may weaken protection for seas and […]
The Journal Explainer: Where is Rockall and why has it sparked tensions between the Irish and Scottish governments? Around 260 miles – or 419km – off the cost of Donegal sits the small uninhabited island of Rockall. Ownership of the island and the fishing rights in the waters surrounding it have become a hot topic […]