03 Jul 2025
Image description: An aerial view of a sewage treatment works. Photo by Patrick Federi / Unsplash Britain’s Southern Water has secured up to 1.2 billion pounds ($1.65 billion) of equity from a consortium led by Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management and agreed to refinancing terms with creditors to avert a debt crisis. Southern Water, which […]
03 Jul 2025
Image description: aerial view of sewage treatment works. Image by Tom Fisk / Pexels. More than half of Thames Water’s 351 sewage treatment works do not have the capacity to treat the sewage they receive, according to independent research published by the Oxford Rivers Improvement Campaign (ORIC). Using data secured through Environmental Information Requests, […]
26 Jun 2025
Image description: Gold statue of the blindfolded Lady of Justice, holding a sword in one hand and weighing scales in the other. Image by Sang Yun Cho / Pixabay Environmental charity River Action has been granted permission by the High Court to proceed with a legal challenge against the water regulator, Ofwat, over how […]
26 Jun 2025
A court in Strasbourg authorised the permanent containment of toxic waste from a former mine in eastern France, siding with the state against appeals lodged by local officials and residents concerned about the environmental impact. The former potash mine at Wittelsheim in Alsace entombs about 42,000 tonnes of toxic industrial waste, and scientists warn […]
19 Jun 2025
Image description: Water droplet hitting the surface of water and rippling out. Image by Claudia from Pixabay POST releases updated report POST, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, published a POSTnote on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The report characterises the issues with PFAS, including the uses, environmental impacts, and opportunities for innovation […]
19 Jun 2025
Image description: River running through stones. Photo by kazuend on Unsplash The Environment Department (Defra) said more than £100 million in fines and penalties levied on water firms for breaches such as illegal sewage spills since October 2023, as well as future fines, will be reinvested in projects to clean up England’s waters. The […]
19 Jun 2025
Image description: Wide shot of the houses of Parliament. Image by Dominika Gregušová / Pexels. A report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) select committee has said bonuses and dividends for water company bosses and shareholders should be approved by the regulator Ofwat before they are paid, as billpayer funds are being […]
17 Jun 2025
Photo of a sunken ship by Wouter Naert A team of maritime experts has commenced an in-depth survey of the World War I-era warship HMS Cassandra, sunken off the coast of Estonia in 1918. The initiative aims to assess and mitigate potential environmental hazards posed by the wreck, which lies in shallow waters approximately […]
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