02 Apr 2026
Image Description: Landscape view of the River Dart in Devon. Photo by Valentina Sotnikova on Unsplash England’s water environment faces a perfect storm The Environment Agency has published their latest Chief Scientist’s Annual Review 2025, highlighting how they are using science to support the country’s ambition for sustainable growth and respect the nature that underpins […]
19 Mar 2026
Image description: A silver car submerged in flood water. Photo by Wes Warren on Unsplash More than 600 projects in England will be receiving a share of £1.4bn in government funding to “help protect tens of thousands of homes and businesses”. The Environment Agency says that project plans span improved flood barriers and embankments […]
26 Feb 2026
Image description: Rain drops falling into a shallow pool of water. Photo by reza shayestehpour on Unsplash Despite the South West region experiencing rainfall 62% higher than the national average in 2025, South West Water (SWW) has announced a 17% reduction in storm overflow use and a 25% in cut spill duration over the past […]
15 Jan 2026
Image description: A red squirrel clinging on to a tree trunk. Image by Pearse O’Halloran on Unsplash A report from the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded the government is not on track to meet its targets to save wildlife in England and is failing on almost all environmental measures. The OEP found […]
11 Dec 2025
Image description: cars driving through roads which have flooded. Image by Chris “CJ” Johnson / pixabay. A new analysis by the BBC has revealed thousands of flood defences meant to protect multiple homes or businesses in England were below the required condition when winter began. The exclusive figures obtained by the BBC show that, […]
16 Oct 2025
Image description: Home standing in flood water. Photo by Helena Jankovičová Kováčová / Pexels. A new Property Flood Resilience Laboratory (PFR Lab) has opened at the University of Hull, officially launched by Flooding Minister Emma Hardy. Developed in partnership with the Environment Agency and Flood Re, the facility provides businesses with access to advanced […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: Aerial shot of the Amazon river. Severe drought hit the Amazon basin, peaking from July to September. Photo by Ivars Utināns on Unsplash Two thirds of the world’s river basins experienced abnormal conditions last year as the climate crisis drove extremes of drought and flood, sometimes both in the same region. In […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: Close up shot of dry cracked earth, indicating drought conditions. Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplash Following a National Drought Group (NDG) meeting this week, the group issued a warning that despite recent rainfall, the current drought is far from over and is causing significant environmental impacts. August’s rainfall was just 42% of […]
