The Scottish Government has designated thirty new Marine Protected Areas for Scotland – including a site estimated to be the largest Marine Protected Area in the EU.

Speedy Hire Plc, the UK's leading tools, equipment, plant hire and services company, has announced that it has completed the strengthening of its senior executive management team with a number of appointments to key roles over the past months.

The Canals and Rivers Trust has applied to the Environment Agency for a full licence to abstract water for hydro-electric power generation from the River Calder in West Yorkshire.

The Environment Agency has published an update on its plans for the proposed £30 million Exeter flood defence scheme - which it is working on in partnership with Exeter City Council and Devon County Council.

United Utilities has reported year-on-year improvements in customer service during the current regulatory period, underpinned by good operational performance, according to its latest Interim Management Statement published this morning.

The European Commission has proposed what it describes a ‘higher and achievable’  30% energy savings target for 2030.

An application by Celtique Energie to create a temporary exploratory hydrocarbon (oil/gas) site to test drill for shale oil on land near the village of Wisborough Green in West Sussex has been turned down this week by  West Sussex County Council. 

From October, renewable energy projects will compete for a budget of over £200 million a year, as part of the Government’s reforms to the electricity market, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey announced today.

Construction work has started on the £36 million Clacton and Holland-on-Sea coast protection scheme in Essex.

Grontmij has been appointed by the Polish National Water Management Authority (NWMA) to prepare comprehensive, flood risk management plans as part of a consortium consisting of the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, DHI Group and Arcadis.