09 May 2016
The Environmental Audit Committee questions academics on the environmental impact of microplastics (on May 9th watch the video). Watch Parliament TV: Environmental impact of microplastics Inquiry: Environmental impact of microplastics Scope of the inquiry The Environmental Audit Committee calls for evidence on the environmental impact of microplastics. Key issues include: the scale, sources and consequences […]
09 May 2016
Water Briefing ‘The Government has announced that the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons will be led by industry expert Charles Hendy, Minister of State for Energy from May 2010 until September 2012, supported by a team of seconded civil servants. Since leaving ministerial office Charles Hendy has undertaken a wide range of roles, including as […]
09 May 2016
Climate change is doing more than warming the world’s oceans. It’s also making it harder for marine life to breathe. Curtis Deutsch, from the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography, studies how increasing global temperatures are altering the levels of dissolved oxygen in the world’s oceans. Scientists have been warning that decreasing amounts of available […]
09 May 2016
Involving and communicating with the public – some wider lessons: Involve: Sophie Blake: There have been two cautionary tales in the news recently for anyone thinking about opening a key decision up to the public. One that speaks of the perils of too much control over a process, and one of too little. Click here […]
09 May 2016
Frank Thomsen DHI frth@dhigroup.com ‘The European Commission has just published the final report of the MaRVEN study on the environmental effects of noise, vibrations and electromagnetic emissions from MREDs (Marine Renewable Energy, Vibration, Electromagnetic fields and Noise). MaRVEN provides an in-depth analysis of studies on the environmental effects of noise, vibrations and electromagnetic emissions during […]
05 May 2016
Getting the basics wrong, undermines confidence in innovative approaches such as catchment permitting. Too many record breaking fines seem to be occurring in January it was Thames Water. Yorkshire Water was fined £1.1million last week for a pump failure in 2013 that caused pollution to flow into the River Ouse near York. The Environment Agency […]
05 May 2016
Never a dull moment with Brexit … every claim countered – two articles, one on an All Party, remain group for the environment and CIWEM’s take on Brexit 1. Daily Telegraph: Eurosceptics have branded Liz Truss, the Environment Secretary, a “hypocrite” after she joined forces with Ed Miliband to warn that a Brexit would threaten the […]
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