UK challenge explores off-grid alternatives to septic tanks
A new UK challenge is offering funding to councils, environmental organisations and other bodies to investigate whether self-contained sanitation technologies could provide an alternative...
Tories plan to abolish Environment Agency and Natural England in deregulation drive
The Conservatives are set to propose the abolition of the Environment Agency and Natural England, alongside the scrapping of environmental rules covering new homes...
Burnham unveils public grid company in push to accelerate connections
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has used his first Labour Party conference speech as Prime Minister to announce a new publicly owned electricity network company,...
Satellite study finds city methane emissions substantially higher than inventories
Satellite measurements of methane over London, Los Angeles and New York suggest conventional emissions inventories may be substantially underestimating the amount of the greenhouse...
Weather and climate monitoring frequencies face growing interference risk, UN groups warn
Growing demand for radio spectrum from wireless communications and satellite services could interfere with frequencies needed for weather forecasting, climate monitoring and environmental observations,...
Maidstone trials textile waste in pothole repairs
Old clothes are being used to fix potholes in Maidstone's parks in a trial involving Maidstone Borough Council and sustainable materials company RECOOL.
The council...
Fibre network enlisted to detect Southern Water leaks
Southern Water is to trial technology that turns Openreach’s fibre-optic telecoms network into a distributed sensor for detecting leaks in nearby water mains.
The water...
EU’s first full-scale CO₂ storage site begins operations in Danish North Sea
The EU’s first full-scale CO₂ storage facility has entered commercial operation in Denmark, with initial capacity to permanently store up to 400,000 tonnes of...
AI boom raises prospect of new surge in PFAS production
Rapid growth in AI infrastructure could contribute to a substantial expansion in global production of PFAS, according to new research from chemicals campaign group...
CIWM urges new direction on waste
A new policy briefing urges the Government to look beyond recycling and collections, and introduce measures to stimulate reuse, domestic reprocessing and resource security
The...
Waste sites face October deadline for mandatory digital reporting
Permitted waste facilities in England and Wales will have to record every load of controlled waste through a new digital service from 1 October,...
Citizen science survey to assess summer impacts on UK and Irish rivers
The impacts of summer drought, extreme heat and pollution on rivers across the UK and Ireland are to be assessed in a week-long citizen...
UK heat pump installations fall 22%
UK heat pump installations fell by 22% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to new government...
Heat and wildfires are eroding air-quality gains, says WMO
Increasing pollution from wildfires and heatwaves threatens to undermine improvements achieved by controlling industrial and transport emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The...
Elevated ambitions: The push for continuous construction noise monitoring
Recent developments in the effort to manage construction noise point towards a shift from periodic measurement to continuous, connected monitoring, with new rules in...
Councils urged to join up climate adaptation and net zero
Infrastructure being developed to cut emissions should be designed from the outset to withstand future flooding, heat and water stress, according to new research...
Wastewater treatment risks shifting microplastics problem from water to land, APPG report warns
Wastewater treatment is acting as a major pathway for microplastics into agricultural soils and potentially the food system, according to a new parliamentary report...
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...
