Environment Agency to deploy AI to target waste crime and non-compliance
The Environment Agency is increasing its use of AI and machine learning to identify waste-sector compliance risks and target regulatory activity towards operators and...
Waste-to-SAF technology completes 72-hour endurance trials
A UK process for converting waste biomass into feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has completed continuous production runs lasting up to 72 hours,...
Iran-linked cyber attack reportedly shuts UK energy generator for four days
A cyber attack reportedly linked to Iran forced a small UK electricity generator offline for four days in July, prompting the government to brief...
Could geothermal roads help prevent potholes before they form?
The UK’s pothole problem could one day be tackled from beneath the road surface, using technology that collects heat from roads in summer, stores...
Historic mine pollution leaves unresolved health risks reports Defra-commissioned review
A Defra-commissioned review has found evidence that metal contamination from historic mining persists in parts of England and Wales and is entering wildlife, livestock...
Parched UK confronts growing challenge of water resilience
With almost three-quarters of England in drought and conditions also severe across Wales and parts of Scotland, the UK's exceptionally dry summer is intensifying...
Scottish EfW review finds no significant overcapacity
A new assessment of Scotland’s energy-from-waste (EfW) infrastructure has concluded that the country is not heading for significant overcapacity, although a lack of spare...
Fridge recycling capacity crisis leaves councils struggling to accept old appliances
A shortage of specialist capacity for recycling discarded fridges and freezers is beginning to disrupt household waste services in parts of the UK, prompting...
Just 14% of England’s surface waters achieve good ecological status
Only 14.3% of England’s rivers, lakes and estuaries have achieved good ecological status in the latest Environment Agency classifications, prompting environmental groups to call...
Imperfect sorting of plastic types undermines mechanical recycling, explains Manchester study
Mechanical recycling of plastics can be significantly undermined by even small amounts of cross-contamination between common packaging polymers, according to researchers at the University...
Campaign aims to shine a light on hidden hazards in the workplace, and boost...
A new UK-wide campaign aiming to raise awareness of the invisible risks that affect millions of workers, and encourage more concerted action on prevention,...
UK company claims commercial breakthrough for MOF-based atmospheric water harvesting
A UK company has unveiled what it describes as the first commercially available atmospheric water harvesting system to use metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to extract...
New £5m competition targets hidden leaks in homes and businesses
Ofwat has opened the second round of its Water Efficiency Lab, offering up to £5 million in funding to support technologies that can prevent,...
PFAS-eating insects among the finalists of the Water Discovery Challenge
Twenty projects have been named finalists of the Water Innovation Fund’s second Water Discovery Challenge, which is intended to accelerate the development and adoption...
Ofgem proposes grid connection fees to deter speculative data centre projects
Data centre developers could be required to pay refundable commitment fees worth hundreds of millions of pounds to secure electricity grid connections under new...
Sustainability professionals delivering more with less as budgets shrink and board access declines, says...
Sustainability professionals are achieving stronger environmental outcomes despite facing reduced resources, shrinking budgets and declining access to senior decision-makers, according to the new State...
Major nurdle clean-up launched after Tyne vessel collision
A major pollution response is under way on the River Tyne after an estimated 25 tonnes of plastic pellets, or nurdles, entered the water...
Lower injury rates must not mask fatal risks, warns offshore contractors’ trade body
Improving injury rates are masking the continued threat of fatal accidents across the offshore marine contracting industry, according to the International Marine Contractors Association...
Retailer receives £2m fine after mouse infestations force emergency store closures
One of Britain's largest discount retailers has been fined £2 million after admitting serious food hygiene offences linked to widespread mouse infestations at three...
Power pivot: AI data centres could help ease grid pressure, researchers argue
AI's unprecedented demand for power is turning big tech companies into builders of their own energy infrastructure - and under the right policies and...
