£40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund opens for applications
The £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund has opened for applications - grants from £50k to £5 million are now available to help the nation build back greener from the coronavirus pandemic.
US Navy’s proposed training & testing activities in Pacific could have disastrous impact on critically endangered Orca whales
The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed rule to allow the U.S. Navy an incidental take of Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) as a result of its training and testing activities along North America could bring the already critically endangered Orca species ever closer to extinction.
Affinity Water and Cambridge Water use reverse auction with farmers to remove nitrate from soil
Affinity Water and Cambridge Water have today announced that following a successful online reverse auction, in 2020/21 they will work with 18 farms using an exciting cover crop scheme, across 800 hectares.
Environmental Audit Committee launches new inquiry into protecting biodiversity and ecosystems
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today launched a new inquiry, Biodiversity and Ecosystems, that will consider how best to protect and enhance biodiversity while considering nature-based solutions to climate change.
Severn Trent partners with Notts Wildlife Trust on sustainability projects for Nature Recovery Network
Trailblazing work funded by Midlands water company, Severn Trent has been welcomed by Natural England for providing a major contribution to the Nature Recovery Network.
Fish passes open up migratory route for salmon from North Sea to spawning grounds upstream of Sheffield
The final piece in the jigsaw of a 20 year vision to enable salmon to return to the River Don has been completed. For the first time in 200 years salmon will have a fully joined up river so that they can get to their first available spawning grounds in the centre of Sheffield.
Study finds highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor - up to 1.9m pieces cover single square metre
An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just one square metre.
Affinity Water partnership completes chalk stream restoration project
Affinity Water has now completed a chalk stream restoration project working with the Environment Agency, Luton Borough Council and catchment partners - the River Lea is just one of 240 globally rare chalk streams in England.
Wales - city reservoirs receive funding boost to become health and wellbeing hubs
Two city centre reservoirs in Wales, which are currently undergoing major restoration work, have secured a financial boost to support the ecological resilience of the site and create a future hub for health and wellbeing in the capital.
South West Water urges Parliamentary committee to maintain pressure on funding to tackle invasive species
South West Water is calling on the new chair of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) to help tackle the problem of invasive non-native species.
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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
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