30 Nov 2022
Natural England has been working closely with Defra and DLUHC, alongside the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Homes England, the Planning Advisory Service and Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to develop the scheme across affected catchments in England. The first mitigation projects are currently being negotiated with two partners in the Tees catchment. Investment in feasibility studies […]
08 Jun 2021
Another example of the way Defra and Ministers are approaching the growing problem of nutrient pollution from farming and other inputs. The most recent site example is the downgrading of ecological status on the Somerset levels. Angling Trust ‘Government says it has ‘no legal obligation’ to produce reports – six years after consent order. WWF, […]
09 Feb 2021
The Guardian ‘A local authority has admitted it should not have granted planning permission for a vast broiler unit in the “poultry capital of Wales” after campaigners crowdfunded a judicial review. Powys county council opposed the legal challenge, brought by activists from Sustainable Food Knighton (SFK). Knighton is a small market town near the border with England. […]
07 Oct 2020
Pollution from farming increases massively from a planned surge dairy farming plan. Guardian ‘Ireland is experiencing a water pollution crisis. A lack of investment in managing sewage is part of the story: half of urban wastewater treatment plants don’t meet minimum EU standards, while raw sewage from 77,000 people across Ireland flows into the environment every day. […]
07 Oct 2020
Pollution from farming increases massively from a planned surge dairy farming plan. Guardian ‘Ireland is experiencing a water pollution crisis. A lack of investment in managing sewage is part of the story: half of urban wastewater treatment plants don’t meet minimum EU standards, while raw sewage from 77,000 people across Ireland flows into the environment every day. […]
23 Apr 2019
A new wetlands scheme has been approved for Wessex Water that will improve water quality and habitats west of Durleigh Water Treatment Works and Reservoir. Wessex Water will build two sedimentation wetlands upstream of the reservoir that will capture silt and coarse sediment, as well as helping to reduce levels of nutrients reaching the watercourse. […]
16 May 2018
Devon Wildlife Trust: Beavers could help clean up polluted rivers and stem the loss of valuable soils from farms, new research shows. The study, undertaken by scientists at the University of Exeter using a captive beaver trial run by the Devon Wildlife Trust, has demonstrated the significant impact the animals have had on reducing the […]
15 Jun 2016
I routinely draw on a very wide range of newsletters and websites. This latest edition of the SCOPE newsletter is a mine of information. Sign up here. N° 121 of the SCOPE Newsletter is now online at www.phosphorusplatform.eu Under: SCOPE Newsletter ESPP input to EU Fertilisers Regulation revision proposal Improve-P: Fertiliser value of composts and digestates ESPP proposed […]
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