20 May 2025
Image: Houses of Parliament by Deniz Fuchidzhiev Legislation for Britain’s new publicly owned energy company has passed through Parliament. Great British Energy will invest in clean power projects across the UK as part of the government’s Plan for Change to become a clean energy superpower – helping to get off the rollercoaster of fossil […]
13 May 2025
The Crown Estate has confirmed it will proceed with its capacity increase programme to maximise the potential of existing seabed leases at seven UK wind farms, potentially generating enough energy to power up to four million homes and create economic growth for the UK. The move rubber stamps earlier requests made by developers awarded […]
08 May 2025
Image description: A hand extending for a hand-shake, with the face cropped out. Image by Pexels The Guardian has exclusively reported on potential “scare tactics” being used by the Treasury to help force through a private sector deal. The newspaper revealed Thames Water recently came within days of running out of money recently and […]
03 Apr 2025
The UK government has recently announced a £16 million funding boost to improve flood protection for farmers and rural communities. The additional funding will go toward internal drainage boards (IDBs) to boost farm and rural flood resilience, bringing the total IDB Fund to £91 million. The government reported that an expected 400,000 hectares of agricultural […]
11 Mar 2025
In 2024, it was revealed United Utilities had repeatedly discharged millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into Lake Windermere over a three-year period. Environment Secretary Steve Reed has pledged that he will work toward a future where “only rainwater” enters England’s largest lake. The announcement comes as Reed and water minister Emma Hardy embark […]
11 Mar 2025
The Welsh and UK Government have announced a new £1 million joint research initiative to tackle water quality issues in the River Wye. The river, which runs for 130 miles from central Wales to the Severn Estuary, has seen its water quality and wildlife drastically decline after years of exposure to agricultural pollution, sewage discharges […]
13 Feb 2025
The Government has committed £2.65 billion to better protect 66,000 properties from flooding and coastal erosion by March 2026. The record two-year investment of £2.65 billion will see 52,000 properties benefit from new defences, with a further 14,500 properties benefiting from repairs and maintenance of existing defences. Photo credit: Zac Firth A full […]
13 Feb 2025
As the government this week opted to omit the Water Restoration Fund (WRF) from the Water (Special Measures) Bill currently progressing through Parliament, the Rivers Trust wrote to Water Minister Emma Hardy, calling on her to ensure money currently sitting unused in the Water Restoration Fund is paid out to start the task of reversing […]
