26 Mar 2026
Image description: Salmon jumping upstream. Image by Danny Moore from Pixabay. Migratory freshwater fish populations vital to river health and sustaining the livelihoods of millions of people are in freefall and risk collapse, a major UN assessment has warned. Freshwater fish face multiple threats and are “among the most imperiled vertebrates”, according to the most comprehensive assessment to […]
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 […]
19 Mar 2026
Image description: A housebuilder working on the frame of a house-building project. Photo by Josh Olalde on Unsplash House-building plans in Kent are in jeopardy after South East Water has warned that it has the capacity to supply water to only one third of all the new homes being planned. The blueprint for 23,000 […]
12 Mar 2026
Image description: Elan Valley Reservoirs in Wales. Photo by Callum Blacoe on Unsplash. Ofwat’s new report, the Economic Impact of Water Supply Infrastructure Investment, has explored the economic growth case for significant investment in water supply infrastructure across England and Wales. The study examined how investment in new assets – such as reservoirs, bulk […]
05 Mar 2026
Image description: An aerial view of a data center located in Colraine, Northern Ireland. Photo by Geoffrey Moffett on Unsplash New inquiry launched into the environmental impact of data centres in the UK MPs have launched a new inquiry on the environmental impacts of data centres in the UK, as Energy Secretary Ed Miliband […]
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 […]
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, […]
18 Dec 2025
Description: A hand holding a white pencil and filling out a multiple-choice exam paper. A yellow post-it note and blue pencil sharpener are also in frame. Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu on Unsplash Regulators and the government have announced a significant tightening of oversight for the water industry, introducing mandatory “fit and proper […]
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