06 Nov 2025
Image description: two cyclists travelling on a gravel track past two house boats on a river. Image by Siggy Nowak from Pixabay The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has warned three-quarters of the country’s waterways face financial peril as the country braces for heavier winter rainfall and intensifying summer droughts. The independent charity, which advocates […]
30 Oct 2025
Image description: A child’s hands holding a newt. Image by Matthias Gellissen on Unsplash Peers in the House of Lords have called for stronger statutory duties to embed climate adaptation and water environment resilience into the UK’s planning system, during the latest debate on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Peers voted resoundingly for an amendment […]
30 Oct 2025
Image description: Aerial view of a water treatment works. Photo by 逐光 创梦/ Pexels England’s water and sewerage companies have come under renewed scrutiny following the publication of the latest environmental performance report by the Environment Agency. The 2024 report reveals that only two out of nine major companies achieved the highest rating, while four […]
28 Aug 2025
Image description: Okavango delta, River, Landscape. Image by Christo Ras from Pixabay Nature-Based Infrastructure fund Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has committed £25 million to the Cornerstone Portfolio of Rebalance Earth’s forthcoming nature-based Infrastructure Fund. The investment marks one of the most significant allocations to nature in the British Isles, treating nature as infrastructure by […]
26 Jun 2025
Image description: A row of 3D printers on a table. Image by Minku Kang on Unsplash United Utilities forging path with 3D printfrastructure United Utilities, a British water supply company, is accelerating the integration of 3D printing technologies into its operations and capital investment plans as part of the current AMP8 regulatory period. The […]
12 Jun 2025
Image description: Aerial view of water treatment works. Image by Tom Fisk / Pexels. Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has reported an £8m loss for the past financial year, despite a £46m profit the year before. The Water company said it had invested a record £629m in its water and wastewater network in 2024-25, and […]
05 Jun 2025
Image description: Aerial view of a reservoir. Image by Kelly / Pexels. Government gives two new reservoirs the go-ahead The Environment Secretary Steve Reed has seized control of the planning process to build two major reservoirs for the first time since the 1990s, in what the government is hailing as “a significant intervention to […]
05 Jun 2025
Image Description: Water treatment facility from a birds-eye view. Image by Tom Fisk. The Independent Water Commission has released its interim report, ahead of its final findings due in the Summer. Sir Jon Cunliffe, Chair of the Commission, has set out five areas where he believes wide-ranging and fundamental change is needed to reset […]
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