https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thames-waters-250000-fine-is-upheld-by-the-court-of-appeal Environment Agency: The sentencing decision took into account the profit made by the company to ensure the fine is proportionate. Thames Water had allowed untreated sewage to enter a 143 acre nature reserve owned by the National Trust within an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a site of important nature conservation, popular with […]
WATER GETS A NEW VOICE The Water Sector has a new voice! – Future Water Association. This new identity for the former SBWWi (Society of British Water & Wastewater Industries) was launched at the ground breaking Water Innovation Forum 2015 in Belfast, supported by Northern Ireland Water and paves the way for reinvigoration of the […]
Cloud Sustainability highlights the Energy Bill to secure sources of gas, and previous announcement on onshore wind but no new support for energy conservation http://www.cloudsustainability.com/queens-speech-environmental-issues-under-the-spotlight CIWM Highlighted the lack of any support for the circular economy and an Enterprise Bill which promises to cut £10bn of red tape http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/queens-speech-criticised-over-environmental-issues/8683694.article Edie net highlighted the […]
Environment Agency In 2014 , the English coast was the cleanest since records began, with 99.5% of swimming spots passing water quality tests compared to just 65% in 1988. However, England’s beaches will be under the microscope this summer as much tougher new EU standards come into force. The new European standards will be twice […]
Paul Cobbing: The National Flood Forum is a UK charity supporting and representing flood risk individuals and communities. We support people to prepare for flooding, help people to recover their lives after flooding, and work to put flood risk communities at the centre of policy making. The Environment Agency’s long term investment scenarios show that […]
The European Technology Platform for Water: After months of work, WssTP WG Shale Gas is proud to publish its three new reports. The reports are mainly summarizing the Working Group’s work on the following three different topics: State of the art: best practices for Flowback water, Produced Water and Wastewater treatment-Identification of the missing technologies […]
Guardian: Biologists warn that hundreds of species could die or weaken as growing levels of CO2 make oceans more acidic and disrupt shell formation Sea creatures are set to shrink as the world’s oceans become more acidic. That is the startling warning given by an international group of biologists who have charted the likely impact […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program, in partnership with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, has published the report “Impact of “Ghost Fishing” via Derelict Fishing Gear”. This report is a summary of the current scientific knowledge of ghost fishing, the derelict fishing gear that contribute to it, the species mortalities, […]