06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Nicholas Doherty The shareholders behind the 3.6GW Dogger Bank complex have applied to the UK courts for permission to bring a judicial review against the consent granted to a neighbouring offshore wind project. SSE, Equinor and Vargronn have filed papers at the Administrative Court in London, taking a case against Energy Secretary Ed Miliband […]
06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Nick Fewings The Marine Management Organisation has approved more than £1 million through the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme since it reopened in April and is now encouraging smaller operators to come forward. The scheme reopened on 13 April and is run by the MMO on behalf of Defra, drawing on more than £132 […]
06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Matt Hardy The marine heatwave that has gripped UK waters for much of 2026 could reach extreme levels this week, the Met Office has warned. Surface waters around north-west Europe are running at strong to locally severe conditions, reaching temperatures normally seen in August and averaging around 2°C above normal, with some offshore […]
02 Jul 2026
Image description: The Eiffel tower can be seen in the background of the River Seine. Photo by Grant Van Cleemput on Unsplash How the system works Paris operates one of the world’s largest district cooling networks, comprising 120km of underground pipes that distribute chilled water drawn from the Seine to over 600 buildings, including hospitals, schools, museums, […]
02 Jul 2026
Photo description: Water from a tap overflowing into a glass. Image by Ralf Ruppert from Pixabay Overall compliance remains strong Ireland’s environmental protection agency (EPA) has published its drinking water quality in public supplies 2025 report, covering performance across the public water network managed by Uisce Éireann. Microbiological compliance reached 99.8% of samples tested, while chemical standards were met in […]
02 Jul 2026
Photo description: View looking down at someone’s hands rinsing a metal cup in a sink. Photo by Laura Ohlman on Unsplash The rollout and its strategic context Water companies across England and Wales are committed to fitting approximately half of all homes with a smart meter by 2030, forming a central component of the sector’s demand […]
02 Jul 2026
Image description: A wooden Judge’s gavel against a black back drop. Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash A new litigation frontier The LSE Grantham Research Institute’s latest annual review of global climate litigation identifies data centre water consumption and energy sourcing as one of the next major frontiers for climate-related legal action around the world. In 2025 […]
02 Jul 2026
Photo description: hay bales laid in rows on a field. Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash Scale of the problem Agriculture remains the single largest source of water pollution in England, adversely affecting around 40% of water bodies nationally and contributing approximately 60% of nitrogen and 28% of phosphorus in rivers in England and Wales. The Environment […]
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