23 Oct 2025
Image description: High flooding outside the Old White Horse Brasserie, Old Main Street, Bingley, UK. Image by Chris Gallagher / Unsplash The UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) is urging Minister Emma Hardy to take immediate action to strengthen national defences against the growing impacts of climate change – particularly addressing mounting risks to the […]
16 Oct 2025
Image description: Home standing in flood water. Photo by Helena Jankovičová Kováčová / Pexels. A new Property Flood Resilience Laboratory (PFR Lab) has opened at the University of Hull, officially launched by Flooding Minister Emma Hardy. Developed in partnership with the Environment Agency and Flood Re, the facility provides businesses with access to advanced […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: Close up shot of dry cracked earth, indicating drought conditions. Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplash Following a National Drought Group (NDG) meeting this week, the group issued a warning that despite recent rainfall, the current drought is far from over and is causing significant environmental impacts. August’s rainfall was just 42% of […]
17 Apr 2025
Image description: Rowing boats stowed away. Image credit Antonio Babuli/ Pexels. The iconic Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race took place on Sunday 13 April. However, pre-race excitement was overshadowed by results from water-quality testing, which revealed levels of E. coli bacteria almost three times above the Environment Agency’s threshold for “poor” bathing waters, along […]
17 Apr 2025
Image description: Sewage pipes on the right flow out into an ocean on the left. Image by Tom Fisk / Pexels. New levy proposed to cover enforcement costs The Environment Agency (EA) has revealed details of how it intends to implement a levy on water companies to recoup the money it needs to carry […]
27 Mar 2025
A new report from Public First has urged the Chancellor to commit at least £1.5 Bn annually on flood defences in the spending review, with no current funding commitment from the Labour government on flood defences beyond April 2026. Image description: A house and powerlines submerged in water. Image by Wes Warren The […]
20 Mar 2025
The government has announced reforms which it says will modernise “outdated” regulations around bathing water quality, and will “keep pace with Britain’s love of swimming”. The system for monitoring the more than 550 designated, outdoor, swimming sites in England and Wales will be updated for the first time since 2013 following a public consultation. The […]