19 Apr 2017
Two articles 1. European Commission warns UK over failure to protect blanket bog habitats This is in the Environment section along with a number of other items The Commission is urging the United Kingdom to stop burning blanket bog habitats within upland Natura 2000 sites in England and to take measures to restore the damaged habitats. Blanket bogs are […]
19 Apr 2017
It really was a no-brainer. With such a small majority, 12 or 17 depending on who you are counting, any group of Conservative MPs could thwart what Government wanted to achieve. A perfect illustration of this was the recent embarrassing U turn by Philip Hammond over self-employed NI payments in the budget. The impending CPS […]
19 Apr 2017
Civil Service World ‘Untangling the UK’s complicated relationship with European environmental policies and subsidies could be the hardest part of leaving the EU. Mark Rowe reports: When Theresa May talked of a Brexit cliff-edge – the risk of the UK leaving the EU with no trade deal in place – staff at the Department for […]
19 Apr 2017
In a first for the UK water industry a code of practice for assessing surface water treatment technologies has been published by British Water. The document, which took over two years to develop, has been supported by the Environment Agency and manufacturers of surface water treatment devices. British Water members ACO Technologies, Hydro International and […]
19 Apr 2017
Containment News is a mine of information on water pollution. One might have thought that water pollution was very 70’s & 80’s but this monthly newsletter reveals malpractice and poor management alive and well on a huge scale. To subscribe to this FREE monthly eNewsletter please click HERE all we require is your Email address, we will not share your details […]
19 Apr 2017
Waterwise ‘The Great British Water Watch (GBWW) is a citizen science project run by Waterwise to collect information on household water use. Sign me up! Please send my GBWW Pack Members of your household will be citizen scientists collecting information on your water use for 1 week. You will be sent your Great British Water Watch Pack, […]
14 Apr 2017
Coastal Communities Fund annual progress report 2016 Report on the achievements and progress of the Coastal Communities Fund in its first 4 years 2012 to 2016. The Coastal Communities Fund was set up by the government to support the economic development of coastal communities by promoting sustainable economic growth and jobs. This is the third annual […]
14 Apr 2017
The marine renewable energy industry is bringing increased investment and jobs to Wales and this is demonstrated in a new report from the Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum & Marine Energy Wales. The new report “Marine Energy in Wales: Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain 2017” highlights the findings of an industry survey carried out by Marine Energy Wales […]
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