Biodiversity depletion in the UK may not come as a shock, although some may have been surprised by its lack on mention in last week’s budget statement.
Nonetheless, with almost half of Britain’s natural biodiversity lost since the industrial revolution, the need for more infrastructure as populations increase could exacerbate…
The UK’s water sector has suffered from under investment, insufficient government strategy and inadequate coordination, leading to widespread failure to “treat water with the importance it deserves”. The water regulator Ofwat and the Environment Agency must also go further to address these issues.
These are the findings of the House of…
Anglian Water has received planning permission for a 96km long new water pipeline through Peterborough.
The Grantham to Bexwell Pipeline scheme is part of Anglian Water’s Strategic Pipeline Alliance, which will see 500km of new inter-connecting pipelines built from Scunthorpe all the way down to Ipswich at a cost of £400M.…
“Five feet high and rising…” Sixty years may have passed since Johnny Cash’s haunting song about fleeing his childhood home during the great Ohio River flood of 1937, yet his theme remains hugely relevant today. With six of the wettest years on record having occurred since 1998, concerns grow about…
Treasury director Philip Duffy has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Environment Agency and will start in the role from 1 July.
He takes over from Sir James Bevan, who has has held the post since November 2015 and steps down at the end of this month. Environment…
The Environment Agency and Port of Tilbury have replaced the 100-year-old dock gates to reduce flood risk in a £50M joint “project of national importance”.
The century old gates are at the end of their operational lives and need replacing in the face of rising tides caused by climate change. They…
A £275,000 flood defence scheme which aims to protect local wildlife habitats has been completed in Derbyshire.
The innovative new flood management project has been designed to reduce flood risk at Grassmoor Country Park in Chesterfield through use natural defences. The scheme’s design slows the flow of rainwater heading from land…
The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has announced its first investment in the water sector with a £50M loan to finance the development of Portsmouth Water’s Havant Thicket Reservoir.
UKIB’s contribution is its first deal aimed at improving the UK’s climate resilience and follows on from the government’s Environmental Improvement Plan 2023.…
The first phase of a £160M coastal defence scheme in Portsmouth has opened to the public.
Construction of the Southsea Coastal Scheme began in September 2020 and the section that has been completed covers the area between the Square Tower and Clarence Pier on the seafront. The reopened area includes a…
The Canal & River Trust has been granted over half a million pounds of lottery money to help repair what is known as the "cathedral of the canals". The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £574,000 towards the refurbishment project for the Anderton Boat Lift, which is one of only…
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