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04 Dec 2025

NewsWater

  Communities across south-east England have launched the first coordinated wave of legal complaints to hold Thames Water accountable for widespread sewage pollution, according to The Guardian. The action involves residents from 13 areas, including Hackney, Oxford, Richmond upon Thames, and Wokingham, who are sending formal statutory nuisance complaints to their local authorities. These complaints demand urgent action from Thames Water, […]

06 Nov 2025

NewsWater

Image description: The Tower Bridge as seen from City Hall on the South Bank, with the Thames flowing beneath it. Photo by Call Me Fred on Unsplash   Environmental Charity Earthwatch Europe has just published the results from our Great UK Waterblitz, a biannual campaign calling on citizens to go out and test the quality […]

04 Nov 2025

MarineNews

Photo by Ben Stern   A milestone in marine restoration has been achieved after 50,000 native oysters were deployed into the Daugleddau Estuary in Pembrokeshire as part of a large-scale effort to rebuild natural oyster reefs. The oysters are expected to improve water quality, capture carbon and create habitats for marine life. Foundational to ecosystem health Bridget […]

31 Jul 2025

NewsWater

Farmers in England will get new payments for cleaning up the waterways near their land, the environment secretary has said, as reported in the Guardian. Speaking at the National Farmers’ Union water summit at Beeston Hall farm in West Yorkshire, Steve Reed said his department would be launching changes to the sustainable farming incentive (SFI) […]

01 Jul 2025

MarineNews

New detailed assessments of marine protected areas (MPA) in Wales show which habitats and species are doing well in Welsh waters, but highlight the need for more action to improve habitat, biodiversity and water quality, according to Natural Resources Wales (NRW).     A total of 85 features designated across 17 marine special areas of […]

24 Apr 2025

NewsWater

Two new Bills, introduced as Private Members Bills, both with potentially significant impacts for water companies, are due to have their Second readings in Parliament on Friday 25 April 2025. Water Briefing reported that the Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill had its First reading in Parliament on 21 October 2024. The Bill addresses the creation of a […]

22 Jan 2025

NewsWater

A new analysis of 625 studies from 63 countries shows that the global expansion of built-up areas has fundamentally degraded water quality across the globe and suggests increases in forest cover can help reduce water pollution risks.   Photo credit: Adam Sondel   In recent decades the world’s landscapes have experienced profound changes, mainly due […]

14 Jan 2025

MarineNews

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) have launched an investigation into Defra in relation to a suspected failure to take the necessary measures to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status (GES) of marine waters by the statutory deadline. Under the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010, the statutory deadline for GES to be achieved was 31 December […]