13 Jan 2026

Photo by Paul Einerhand   Hundreds of foreign fishing vessels descend annually on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned strip of high seas just beyond Argentina’s exclusive economic zone, creating what experts describe as one of the world’s largest unregulated squid fisheries with serious implications for marine ecosystems and human rights. The fleet, which can become […]

08 Jan 2026

Image description: Water streaming out of a silver tap. Image by Imani on Unsplash.   The Chief Executive of South East Water (SEW), David Hinton, appeared before Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee in Westminster to face questioning over the utility’s handling of the Tunbridge Wells water outage, which left thousands of homes […]

08 Jan 2026

Image description: Landscape shot in the Lake District, with oak and sycamore trees in the foreground, and hills and water in the background. Image by Shreya 06 on Unsplash.   Natural capital (the UK’s forests, rivers, biodiversity and natural assets) should be formally recognised as critical national infrastructure to protect economic resilience and national security, […]

08 Jan 2026

Image description: a kingfisher flying just above the water of a river lined with mossy boulders. River Kent, Kendal, UK. Image by Jonny Gios on Unsplash.   As reported by the BBC, a grassroots movement is gaining momentum across England as local authorities declare legal rights for rivers, despite Parliament having no plans to enshrine […]

08 Jan 2026

Image description: An algae bloom floating on the water’s surface, with a bird and its chick swimming through. Image by Liz Harrell on Unsplash   The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched the first stage of an online data viewer providing near real-time monitoring of Lough Neagh’s water quality as part […]

06 Jan 2026

Photo by Julia Oberhauser   Europe’s largest offshore wind developer, Ørsted, has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration following its decision to suspend work on a $5bn project on the north-east US coast. The move follows a sweeping order by the Department of the Interior on 22 December to halt construction on five large […]

06 Jan 2026

Image by jbauer-fotographie from  Pixabay   Authorities across the Baltic region have been placed on high alert following a new wave of disruptions to subsea infrastructure, with investigators in Finland and Latvia probing separate incidents of damaged telecommunications cables.  The latest security concerns began on December 31, 2025, when Finnish authorities intercepted the cargo vessel Fitburg in the […]