08 Sep 2026
57th Annual Conference Connected Waters Advancing Freshwater Fish Conservation, Recovery and Management Alive Lincoln, 6-7 October 2026 REGISTRATION OPEN This year’s IFM Annual Conference will be hosted by the Anglian Branch and will be held in the historic city of Lincoln. The conference will feature speakers from the UK, Ireland and beyond for […]
03 Sep 2026
Partnership Project Officer – Marine Salary: £32,597 – £33,699 per year Job Reference: ERYC009239 Closing Date: 21 September 2026 Interview Date: 7 October to 8 October 2026 This is an exciting opportunity to join the Yorkshire Marine Nature Partnership at a pivotal time for marine and coastal environmental management. We seek an ambitious and enthusiastic […]
03 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial view of Jersey island country – the largest of the Channel Islands. Jersey Water has begun using its desalination plant to convert seawater into freshwater to top up reservoir levels amid the ongoing drought and high temperatures. The utility firm announced plans to use the plant in La Rosière, Corbière, in […]
03 Sep 2026
Image description: General view of low water levels in Woodhead Reservoir, Derbyshire, taken June 15 2025 following the driest spring in England since 1893. The reservoir supplies water to Greater Manchester. Image by Alastair Johnstone-Hack / Climate Visuals An unprecedented climatic event taking shape The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has confirmed that the current […]
03 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial view of a sewage works. Photo by Patrick Federi on Unsplash New analysis from Friends of the Earth suggests South West Water has the worst environmental footprint of any water company England, as the campaigning organisation calls on the government to put forward a “meaningful plan for restoring the health of […]
03 Sep 2026
Image description: Sewage pipe contained between rocks pouring out into a river. Photo by Jacob Vathikulam on Unsplash In a fresh exclusive, the Guardian reports that the number of suspected illegal discharges of raw sewage into rivers and seas during dry weather has risen sharply in 2026. Freedom of information requests submitted by Robert Forrester, […]
03 Sep 2026
Image description: A hand wearing a blue glove holding a test tube after sampling water from the river for analysis. The Guardian has exclusively revealed that Thames Water’s pilot tests for its proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) scheme produced levels of a toxic “forever chemical” at up to 13 times the legal limit, […]
01 Sep 2026
Photo by Paul Chambers Crown Estate Scotland has opened the seventh round of its Sustainable Communities Fund, making more than half a million pounds available to grass-roots projects across the country, the largest funding pot the scheme has offered since it launched in 2020. The fund has distributed over £2.25 million to date. Two grant streams […]
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