Test for faecal contamination cuts time for results from 24 hours to four
A new test reduces the time required to analyse water samples for indicators of faecal contamination from 24 hours to four. It was developed...
The unresolved battle over the UK’s oil and gas future
The future of UK oil and gas production looks likely to be a significant political battleground in the next election. Recent weeks have seen...
UK outperforms many of its peers on circularity, but residual waste will be an...
Britain ranks among the better performers on waste management compared with other advanced economies, but — like its peers — will still face substantial...
New training course designed for era of environmental robotics
As the use of robotics in data collection increases, a leading UK environmental research charity says now is the time for researchers and other...
Environment Agency announces largest ever expansion of its enforcement team
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced a fivefold increase in its team of enforcement officers and lawyers tackling water pollution, from 41 roles in...
Submersible for US military uses hydrogen to charge batteries
A versatile submersible developed by US defence technology group Lockheed Martin provides the capabilities of a Multi Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), while also being...
Latvian firm secures €930K and contracts with ESA and NATO to generate electricity on...
Latvian startup Deep Space Energy has raised €350K in pre-seed funding from investors, in addition to €580K in public contracts and grants from the...
One third of all new cars registered in January were electric or hybrid
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) accounted for nearly one-third of all new car registrations in January 2026, an independent...
Anti-nature rhetoric damaging voter confidence in Labour, says poll
As wider electoral difficulties for Labour continue to come into view, a new poll published on 4 February suggests that the party’s rhetoric on...
A hidden tax on green packaging? UK companies face £1.2bn recycling bill as compliance...
Environmental policy specialists at compliance expert Ecoveritas have warned the UK manufacturing sector is facing increasing uncertainty around recycling, as new analysis shows the...
UK PFAS Plan leaves critics cold
A policy paper published on 3 February sets out how the government plans to minimise the risks presented by PFAS in the environment –...
A rocky road ahead? EU risks running short of raw materials for renewables
The EU is having difficulties securing the supply of the raw materials it needs to meet its energy and climate goals. This is the...
Cost-sharing model unlocks growth opportunities for connecting biomethane to the gas network
Gas distribution network Cadent says it has taken a major step towards removing one of the biggest obstacles facing developers of biomethane – the...
Late January arrests made over Oxfordshire illegal waste dump
Four further arrests have been made in late January in connection with a large illegal waste dump occurring in Kidlington, Oxfordshire last Summer, which...
Waste heat from data centres could heat over 3.5 million UK homes
Projected growth in data centres will produce enough waste heat to warm millions of homes in the UK by 2035 – if the infrastructure...
Record wasted wind could have powered every home in London in 2025
Over 12 Terawatt hours (TWh) of clean electricity was turned off across Great Britain and Ireland in 2025 due to grid constraints, reveals a...
Ferries trade group warns of urgent need to deliver green shipping corridors
Interferry, a global trade association for the ferry industry, has warned that ferry operators are facing rising costs under the EU Emissions Trading System...
Biofilms might be key to supporting the health of space missions
New research appears to signal a reframing (or the need for one) in relation to how biofilms are viewed in space biology, and the...
Clean Air Coalition warns the Scottish Government must get tougher on wood burning
To mark Clean Air Night (22 January), Healthy Air Scotland, a coalition of public health, transport and environmental charities is calling on the Scottish...
Nature groups reveal flaws underpinning government’s nuclear review, and warn of potential for catastrophe
The government's review of nuclear delivery, published in November, is based on misleading advice, says new research published by The Wildlife Trusts, a federation...
