13 Aug 2026
Image description: A hand holding a glass under a running tap to fill it with water. Image by Swanky Fella on Unsplash Hundreds of residents in blocks of flats in east London have been left without regular running water for more than seven months, as suspicions are raised whether a development in the area may […]
13 Aug 2026
Image description: Boats passing over the river Ouse as it passes through York. Image by Karl Moran on Unsplash Yorkshire Water is investing over £35m across multiple projects at its Naburn wastewater treatment site in North Yorkshire to improve water quality in the river Ouse and upgrade the site. The scheme will reduce the amount of phosphorus entering the River Ouse, and upon completion in spring 2028, aims to […]
13 Aug 2026
Image description: Someone holding a black biro pen to fill out a survey on a blue clipboard. Image credit: Phil Hearing on Unsplash Almost nine in 10 people support the building of a new £6.6bn reservoir in Oxfordshire according to a new survey shared by Thames Water. Thames Water said 89% of 2,004 adults surveyed […]
13 Aug 2026
Image description: Panoramic views of Hertfordshire’s rural heartland. The short-cut agricultural grass is yellowed and dry. Image credits: Photo by Jan Kraus on Unsplash 45 million people in England now experiencing drought Drought conditions in England have continued to persist with a dry start to August, putting almost three-quarters of England in drought, affecting […]
13 Aug 2026
Photo by Scott Blake on Unsplash Millions of households in England and Wales are due to face a further hike in bills after water companies were given provisional watchdog approval to spend £3.4bn more than previously agreed, including to support new homes and datacentres. The newly announced spending is in addition to the £104bn programme […]
13 Aug 2026
Image description: Hands wearing blue plastic gloves taking a water sample from a pond using a pipette and brown glass sampling bottle. New data published by EA paints a ‘very concerning’ picture for England’s waterways The Environment Agency’s (EA) latest data, published 6 August 2026, showed that just 14% of England’s rivers, lakes, estuaries […]
11 Aug 2026
Photo by Saul Brotheridge A public consultation on the Jackdaw gas field, east of Aberdeen, closed on 10 August, with a consultation on the neighbouring Rosebank oil field, off Shetland, set to close on 17 August. Both consultations covered updated environmental impact assessments for the two fields, and attention now turns to Prime Minister […]
11 Aug 2026
Photo by Sebastien Gabriel Global sea surface temperatures reached their highest level ever recorded for the month of July, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), as a prolonged marine heatwave around the UK edges towards rare “extreme” territory and much of England and Wales is declared officially in drought. […]
