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26 Jul 2026

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Applications of Marine Eco-Structures within Nature Inclusive Design Solutions Stakeholder Survey Hello, Stehr Consulting and Howell Marine Consulting, working in partnership with Inland and Coastal Marina Systems, are gathering perspectives from across industry, the scientific community and regulatory bodies. We want to better understand current awareness, experiences and attitudes towards nature-inclusive (“nature-positive”) eco-engineered design solutions […]

23 Jul 2026

NewsWater

Photo credit: redcharlie   Europe’s current drought is being shaped by a compound of rainfall deficits and a much warmer, thirstier atmosphere, according to a rapid attribution study published today by World Weather Attribution (WWA). Analysing conditions from January to June 2026 across a western European domain and an eastern one, scientists from 13 countries found that […]

23 Jul 2026

NewsWater

Photo credit: Matt Clark   Up to 25 tonnes of plastic pellets have entered the River Tyne after the Wind Orca collided with the berthed container ship BG Orange at the Port of Tyne on Sunday 19 July. The environmental charity Fidra estimates the release at approximately one billion nurdles. According to the Port of Tyne, the Wind […]

23 Jul 2026

NewsWater

Photo credit: Daniele Levis Pelusi   The Environment Agency has confirmed that it is bringing criminal proceedings against Southern Water Services Limited, four former employees and three further individuals, following an Administrative Court judgment on 22 July that upheld the Agency’s power to prosecute for offences connected to its regulatory functions. The four former staff, including former chief executive […]

23 Jul 2026

NewsWater

Photo credit: Zoe Richardson   Business customers in England and Wales have been forced to escalate a third more complaints about their water retailers than a year earlier, according to the Consumer Council for Water’s 2025-26 Business Customer Complaints reportpublished on 21 July. The number of disputes reaching CCW rose from 1,966 to 2,562 over the […]

23 Jul 2026

NewsWater

Photo credit: Galina Kondratenko   Thames Water’s Temporary Use Ban came into force at 00:01 on Thursday 23 July, taking the number of people affected by hosepipe restrictions across England and Wales to about 23 million, according to the Guardian. The ban applies across Thames Water’s entire drinking water supply area, covering roughly 10 million customers […]

21 Jul 2026

MarineNews

Photo Credit: AdobeStock   Every commercial fisherman in the UK should be granted a permanent, tradable share of the national catch, according to a new paper from the free-market Adam Smith Institute, which argues that the current system leaves the majority of the fleet dependent on short-term handouts and does little to arrest long-term stock […]