£10m fund to restore English peatland opens for applications
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey has announced that a £10 million grant scheme to restore England’s iconic peatlands has officially opened for bids – as much as four fifths of the peatland is estimated as in need of restoration.
United Utilities weed scheme to protect River Dee catchment
United Utilities has joined forces with The Welsh Dee Trust to offer free weed wiper hire to farmers in the River Dee catchment, enabling them to save money, cut down on herbicide use and help the environment.
Environment Agency consults on Southern Water abstraction reduction proposal
The Environment Agency is consulting on a proposal to change a water abstraction licence held by Southern Water which would see the current abstraction total of 136.38 megalitres (Ml) of water a day reduced to 80 Ml and the total of 49,915.08 Ml a year reduced to 29,200 Ml per year.
Anglian Water to invest £500k in new Norfolk wetland water treatment facility
A brand new wetland is to be created in Norfolk - funded by Anglian Water, the new one-hectare site will act as an innovative, natural treatment plant for over a million litres of water a day.
N Ireland Govt acted unlawfully by not stopping Lough Neagh dredging, says Court of Appeal
Friends of the Earth has welcomed yesterday’s Northern Ireland Court of Appeal decision that the Northern Ireland government acted unlawfully by not stopping the dredging at Lough Neagh, one of Europe’s most important wetlands.
European action can help ease pressure on threatened Arctic environment
A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today looks at how the rest of Europe affects the Arctic environment and how changes in the region impact Europe in return.
Research highlights need for simple and consistent metrics to make business case for natural capital
New research from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership is highlighting the business need for simple and consistent natural capital metrics.
£3m UK-led EU project to focus on river flow management and ecosystems
Ensuring the economic, cultural and ecological value of rivers through more effective water flow management is the focus of a new research project led by the University of Leeds, which hosts one of the largest interdisciplinary centres for water research in any university in the world.
Built environment : keynote Landscape Institute conference to focus on landscape as infrastructure
This year’s keynote Landscape Institute conference will focus on landscape as infrastructure in the built environment and address how natural capital accounting will impact on the built environment professions.
EU-funded online platform for natural capital and ecosystem services set to go global
An online platform developed in the EU which is dedicated to natural capital, ecosystem services and nature-based solutions may soon be going global.
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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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