London’s ‘Wet Wipe Island’ is the first such mass to be removed by mechanical...
Work has begun on the mass excavation of a 180-ton mass on an area of the Thames' shore near Hammersmith Bridge, in a first-of-its-kind...
AI-driven continuous water monitoring system to be adopted by Yorkshire Water
Testing, inspection, and certification firm SOCOTEC UK and Ireland has secured a contract with Yorkshire Water—in partnership with UnifAI Technology—to deploy AI-powered, continuous water...
Environmental health trade group calls for extra resources to help tackle issue of empty...
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is calling for extra resources to help environmental health teams deal with the blight of empty homes...
Turned down renewables could have powered all Scottish Homes in H1 2025
A new report reveals that over 5.5TWh of clean electricity was turned off across Great Britain and Ireland in the first half of 2025,...
Biogas industry calls for recognition of biomethane as a Net Zero fuel within UK...
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) alongside leading businesses from UK industry and the biogas sector, has written to the Secretary of State...
Trump administration proposal likely to boost innovation in drone technology
A new set of federal regulations has been proposed by the US Trump administration that could provide a major stimulus to the development and...
UK’s first commercial-scale BECCS project gets green light
Marking it out as a credible front-runner in supporting the UK's efforts to get BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) up and running,...
Global Plastics Treaty negotiations get underway in Geneva
More than 170 countries were gathering in Geneva on 5 August to begin the final fortnight of negotiations on the terms of a Global...
Landfill Tax reforms could trigger shortage of aggregates, says trade group
Misguided tax reforms meant to reduce landfill would have a devastating impact on one of the UK’s key foundation industries, with a knock-on impact...
EA sets out pathway for sustainable growth in England’s industrial hubs
The Environment Agency has set out key recommendations that it says will help unlock the economic and environmental benefits of industrial clusters across England....
Scientists issue urgent call ahead of final plastics treaty talks
With the final round of UN negotiations on a global plastics treaty fast approaching, a group of over 60 leading scientists from around the...
Water’s hour of reckoning? Highlights from the Cunliffe review
The Independent Water Commission (IWC) reported its findings on 21 July, the culmination of an eight-month investigation, billed as the largest review of the...
With new grid tech, the UK can reduce the likelihood of blackouts and provide...
The UK has all the ingredients to take advantage of a promising new semiconductor technology that will make our energy grids smarter, more reliable...
UK demonstration of hydrogen storage using LOHCs is a world-first
Existing petroleum-based pipeline and tank infrastructure can be repurposed to transport and store hydrogen in the form of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), on...
Drax is still the UK’s largest emitter
Drax remains the largest single source of CO2 emissions in the UK, emitting more than the next four largest emitters combined, according to a...
Leading EV battery manufacturers falling short on emissions reductions, says Greenpeace report
Most of the world’s top EV battery manufacturers have yet to set targets for both 100% renewable electricity and supply chain emission reductions, according...
Water stored in dams has caused a shift in Earth’s magnetic poles
Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth’s poles slightly away from the planet’s axis of...
Veolia to build £70 million closed-loop plastics recycling facility near Shrewsbury
Resource management company Veolia has launched its biggest UK plastics recycling project with a £70 million investment which will include the country’s first “tray...
Nature-positive AI projects hailed successes following £2 million investment
Six data and AI projects have successfully converted a £2 million cash injection from Innovate UK into real-world solutions that are said to be...
Shifting UK car exhausts to the right could dramatically cut roadside air pollution
Harmful air pollutants on UK pavements generated by diesel cars could be slashed by a third if car exhausts were positioned on the right,...
