Lake study aims to improve water quality
A study to understand options available to improve recreational use and boost water quality and wildlife at a popular Northumberland lake has started.
Water companies to protect rare chalk streams by cutting abstraction & reducing pollution
A group of water companies have pledged to invest millions of pounds to protect the country’s chalk streams by reducing the amount of water they abstract from them for public drinking supply and cutting pollution.
Environment Agency submits final plans for £15m Otter Valley project
The Environment Agency has submitted plans for a ground-breaking project to help the lower Otter Valley adapt to climate change and create an internationally important wildlife reserve.
MPs launch new inquiry into whether Government can deliver on tree-planting targets
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has launched a new inquiry to scrutinise whether the Government’s tree-planting targets are realistic, whilst still being ambitious enough, and whether it has the right strategy to deliver them.
Prince William and Sir David Attenborough join forces to launch £50 million Earthshot prize
Prince William and Sir David Attenborough have joined forces to launch The Earthshot Prize, the most prestigious global environment prize in history.
560+ companies with US$ 4trn revenues call on governments to act now to reverse nature loss
Anglian Water is among more than 560 companies with combined revenues of US$ 4 trillion, including Walmart, Citigroup, Microsoft, Hitachi, IKEA, Unilever, Axa, Kering and H&M, who are calling on governments to adopt policies now to reverse nature loss in this decade.
New report warns 2 in 5 of global plant species threatened with extinction
A new report by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is warning that an estimated 2 in 5 of global plant species are threatened with extinction.
Government commits to tackling biodiversity loss and shrinking its environmental footprint overseas
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP has said the Government is committed to tackling biodiversity loss both at home and abroad, together with shrinking the UK's environmental footprint overseas.
PM commits to protect 30% of UK land by 2030 in biodiversity boost
Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP is committing today to protect 30% of the UK’s land by 2030 - over 4,000 sq km of new land in England will be designated and protected.
UN warns of nature’s accelerating decline globally - world is at a crossroads
A major new report by the UN is warning that humanity stands at a crossroads as nature’s accelerating decline globally is compromising Earth’s living systems as a whole.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
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