28 Jun 2022
The Telegraph has published an opinion piece on the importance of water quality to public health, written by: Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Chris Whitty; Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd; and Ofwat Chair, Jonson Cox. Defra Media have subsequently published details of the article on their website: ‘The joint article highlights that while no […]
28 Jun 2022
One of the UK’s biggest dairy firms has been fined £1.5m for repeatedly polluting a river near its Cornwall factory and causing local residents to suffer years of noxious smells – but the problems are continuing, the Guardian reports. Dairy Crest was sentenced at Truro crown court for repeatedly breaching its environmental permit at Davidstow creamery in […]
16 Jun 2022
Enhanced by citizen science data, the Environment Agency is using water quality monitoring activity to prioritise how and where to tackle phosphate pollution on the River Wye. A press release from the Environment Agency states: ‘The Wye catchment is an iconic location and hugely important for biodiversity, principally due to the wide range of rare […]
14 Jun 2022
A new tool to help increase the native oyster population around the English coast has been launched, the Environment Agency announced on World Ocean Day, 8 June. Native oyster populations have decreased by 95% in England since the mid-1800s, mainly due to over-fishing. The aim is to reverse this decline because they bring multiple benefits, […]
08 Jun 2022
From the Environment Agency The Environment Agency (EA) has today launched a roadmap setting out practical actions to be taken over the next four years to tackle the growing threat of flooding from rivers, the sea, and surface water as well as coastal erosion. The FCERM Strategy Roadmap builds on existing progress and sets out how we […]
07 Jun 2022
Defra has now published the report into the dead crabs and lobsters on the north-east coast. We reported in early November 2021 on the news of large crustacean mortality, as well as subsequent updates on the investigation and reports of further accounts of dead crabs and lobsters. The Environment Agency immediately launched an emergency investigation, […]
07 Jun 2022
Defra and the Environment Agency announce new grants: ‘Innovative projects to restore and rewet peatlands, create green urban spaces and improve flood resilience are among 50 schemes to benefit from the final round of a pioneering fund to drive private investment in nature and tackle climate change. The second round of the Natural Environment Investment […]
01 Jun 2022
From Waterbriefing On 17 January 2022 regional water resources groups, made up of water companies and other water users and stakeholders, launched 5 emerging regional water resources plans for consultation. Introducing the review, the Agency said: “We are now at a pivotal point of opportunity for water resources management. In March 2020, the Environment Agency […]
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