Major role for wastewater epidemiology in tackling Covid-19, says group
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has a significant part to play in identifying ‘silent’ Covid-19 cases in the community, research presented at the latest Water Action...
World Biogas Summit and Expo 2020 to be held online
The World Biogas Summit and Expo will take place online from 6 to 8 October
Physical event 2020 is cancelled due to Covid-19...
Lack of trust and government mixed signals hamper UK-EU environment deal
The EU Environment Sub-Committee has stressed the benefits of the level playing field in future relationship negotiations
Peers urge compromise to secure a ‘level playing...
SEPA announces crackdown on illegal dumpers advertising on social media
SEPA enforcement team targets criminals and chancers using social media to sell illegal waste services
Regulator reminds waste companies that compliance with the...
UK bus company installs air cleaning technology to protect drivers from COVID-19
Warrington’s Own Buses has become the first bus company in the world to install air cleaning devices across its entire operational bus fleet, in...
“Brilliant news for Britain”: Planning laws will expedite energy storage construction projects
On 14 July the Government announced that planning laws would be relaxed to allow large energy storage units to be built more quickly.
Battery investment...
No shortage of water as UK collects less than 2% of rainfall, insists GMB...
There is a shortage of investment to collect enough water to supply a growing population and have adequate stocks to cope with the periodic...
WHO backs industry stance on airborne threat
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has acknowledged the threat posed by airborne transmission of the coronavirus - a press release from the Building Engineering...
Water firms highlight need for progress on innovation, says survey
The rate of uptake of new technologies by water companies is causing ongoing frustration within the supply chain, results from a British Water survey...
New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target
Nation of insect champions needed to reverse insect decline
On 8 July The Wildlife Trusts published a new report ‘Reversing the Decline of Insects’ which...
Sponsored content: Introducing two new Mecana Systems in the UK
Eliquo Hydrok have added two new Mecana technologies to their existing Pile Cloth Media Filtration (PCMF) systems available for the UK Water and Wastewater markets
Climate Week NYC to go ahead in September 2020
On 6 April, climate-action non-profit The Climate Group announced that Climate Week NYC will not be postponed and will take place as scheduled on...
WJA system backs water jetters carrying out Covid-19 essential services
The Water Jetting Association has put in place an essential services notification system to assist its members in confirming that they have the right...
Coronavirus pandemic will drive responsible (ESG) investing ‘skywards’, says financial advisory group CEO
The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout will trigger a ‘skyward surge’ in sustainable, responsible and impactful investing over the next 12 months, affirms...
Covid-19 risk greater in urban centres affected by air pollution
People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European...
Coronavirus causing huge difficulty for the recovered paper sector, says Recycling Association
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the vulnerable recovered paper sector hard according to The Recycling Association.
Over the past few years, the international market for...
Report highlights UK and US financial institutions’ contribution to Amazon deforestation
A report released on 12 March by Amazon Watch reveals the involvement of five American and British financial institutions in billions of dollars in...
Climate change aggravates PM2.5
The changing state of particulate pollution (PM2.5) around the world is revealed by IQ Air's latest World Air Quality Report, and its most polluted cities ranking
Heathrow plans grounded
Plans to proceed with building a third runway at Europe's biggest airport were overturned by the Court of Appeal on 26 February, on environmental grounds, placing the future of the £14 billion project in doubt. Envirotec writes
Biomethane could deliver 30% of the UK’s 2030 carbon budget in hardest to decarbonise...
With a supportive policy environment, anaerobic digestion (AD) technology could produce 8 billion m3 biomethane/year, enough to heat 6.4 million homes, by 2030, according...
