12 Feb 2026
Image description: Overlapping pound notes. Image by Pixabay A Guardian exclusive has reported ministers are planning to close legal loopholes surrounding bans on water boss bonuses, after legislation brought in last year was reportedly ‘outwitted’ and failing firms continue to pay millions to executives. Attempted ban The previous environment secretary Steve Reed attempted to […]
05 Feb 2026
Photo by Mukesh Sharma on Unsplash Government plans increased testing for ‘forever chemicals’ The UK government has launched the first-ever national PFAS plan to tackle so-called ‘forever chemicals’, which have prompted environmental and health concerns. Introducing the plan, Emma Hardy, the Minister for Water and Flooding, said PFAS posed “a long-term challenge for not […]
05 Feb 2026
Image description: Aerial photo of a water treatment works. Photo by Bob Brewer on Unsplash Thames Water is moving closer to a multibillion-pound rescue deal with its lenders according to Sky News, that would ultimately keep the utility out of temporary public ownership. Industry sources have told Sky News that a creditor group holding […]
05 Feb 2026
Image description: A river running through a lush green forest at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Wrexham. Photo by Sebastian Herrmann on Unsplash The Welsh government has unveiled plans for a fundamental reset of the nation’s water system, including a new standalone regulator to replace Ofwat in Wales, national infrastructure planning and tougher controls on sewage sludge […]
05 Feb 2026
Photo description: Aerial view of two large blank tanks. Photo by Ian on Unsplash. Ofwat has launched a statutory consultation on updating its Performance related executive pay (PRP) prohibition rule to reflect new upcoming environmental reporting on water only companies (WOCs). Ofwat is proposing to update the rule to ensure that WOCs will be […]
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 […]
15 Jan 2026
Image description: Hands wearing blue plastic gloves dipping a pipette into a body of water. Volunteers working with environmental charity Earthwatch Europe have detected metal contamination at potentially harmful levels across every waterway site tested in Corby, decades after the toxic waste scandal that caused birth defects when the town’s steelworks were dismantled in […]
15 Jan 2026
Photo description: A hand wearing a wristwatch holding a glass under running water. Image by Swanky Fella / Unsplash Kent County Council has declared a major incident after approximately 30,000 homes across Kent and Sussex lost water supply, with some residents enduring five days without running water. The crisis has forced schools and libraries […]
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