The national drought group, which includes the Met Office, regulators, government, water companies, and other organisations, convened on Thursday as autumn rainfall remains insufficient to offset the dry conditions of spring and summer. Drought conditions are now expected to continue through to next year unless there is significantly more rain in the coming months, the […]
Category: Conservation
60% rise in serious water contamination raises food chain concerns
New data from the Environment Agency shows further surges in pollution events, potentially impacting crops and livestock. The official statistics show a 29% increase in incidents leading to pollutants entering Britain’s water system in 2024, or 2,801 individual events. Meanwhile, incidents defined as ‘serious’ rose by 60%. More significant cases of water contamination are particularly […]
The pollution court case that could reach far beyond the banks of the River Wye
Chris Hilson, Professor of Law, Director of the Centre for Climate and Justice, University of Reading. The River Wye used to be full of wild salmon. Today it is full of algae. And the meandering waterway which has long attracted anglers, hikers and poets is now the subject of a major pollution lawsuit. The case – against a […]
£1m project to bring boost for wildlife and water quality starts
Work on a project to restore wetland habitat opens up 55km of river for fish and improve community access at a Tees Valley country park will start this week.
40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management
40 projects across England set to benefit from £25 million funding for using nature to increase the nation’s flood resilience
Vital new wetland habitat protected with announcement of a new King’s National Nature Reserve
Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve to extended by nearly 90 hectares, the equivalent of 128 football pitches, to encompass a unique wetland
Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action
Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action