Global utilities companies are being warned to tackle risks associated with their suppliers, after new research reveals that many admitted awarding contracts to main contractors without having critical information about how they do business.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has presented alarming findings from the most comprehensive freshwater biodiversity assessment ever undertaken in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Urban infrastructure and services globally, including water supply and distribution and wastewater treatment, are in need of major investment within the next five years if they are to remain adequate, according to 68% of respondents to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Members of Lancashire County Council's Development Control Committee have resolved to defer their decisions on the planning applications relating to sites at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood in light of the submission of further information by Cuadrilla.

The U.S. Water Alliance has announced the 5th annual U.S. Water Prize winners for 2015: the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department, California; Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California; and The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia.

Civils contractors today said that government guarantees for new infrastructure projects have played a vital role in returning the economy to growth.

Cuadrilla Resources has written to the Chair of Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee asking for its planning applications for shale gas exploration at two proposed sites to be deferred pending further public consultation.

Global drinks company Heineken is participating in a new scheme set up by United Utilities and Business in the Community to make businesses aware that action on water needs to be taken seriously to save every drop for the future.