Thames Water receives £122.7m fine in reported sewage spills crackdown
Following investigations by OFWAT, Thames Water has received two penalties totalling £122.7m, in effect “the largest fine ever handed to a water company in...
Net zero report sets out path to cut carbon and costs for small firms
Small firms are keen to become more energy-efficient, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), but they are being held back by the high...
Scotland can reach net zero by 2045 but needs to step up the pace,...
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) published its advice on the recommended levels of Scotland’s forthcoming four carbon budgets (covering the period 2026 to 2045)...
Traffic noise: Time to get serious?
The developers of noise cameras insist there's a case for them, and the public seem to agree. So far, a number of localities worldwide...
Research will investigate risk of hidden microbial impact on CO2 storage
A new research project aims to explore how microbes in deep underground storage sites could impact the success of carbon capture and storage (CCS).
As...
AI bridges the olfactory gap: Exploring the implications of the digitization of odour
A race is on to reverse-engineer the nose, and more broadly, the entire olfactory system, which is incredibly complex, still not fully understood, and...
Enzyme discovery could revolutionize biofuel production
A research group in Brazil has identified an enzyme which introduces exciting new possibilities when it comes to the process of deconstructing cellulose, potentially...
Latest government amendment to planning bill could further weaken environmental standards, warn experts
The government yesterday (on 8 May) tabled a new amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which experts warn will further undermine environmental protections.
Introduced...
New pilot study detects faecal pollution marker in UK rivers
A pilot study has reportedly succeeded in offering a better understanding of contamination sources in national waterbodies, providing water companies with the capability of...
Environmental health recruitment struggle to be addressed by cross-continent recognition
The bodies representing Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and in Australia have signed an agreement which could help boost recruitment...
UK Digital Twin Centre aims to help decarbonise heavy industry
The UK Digital Twin Centre was officially opened in Belfast on 2 May. Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by the Belfast Region City...
Government expected to mandate rooftop solar on new build homes
The UK government is expected to announce that all new homes will be legally required to have solar panels installed on the roof by...
Government attempts to reduce environmental protections in planning bill could breach international law, says...
The government’s flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill could be in breach of international law, according to new legal advice from a leading KC.
Planning and...
Grangemouth closure and Blair’s net zero intervention must be wake up call for government...
Unite, one of the UK's largest trade unions, representing workers in construction, energy and engineering, has today (30 April) called on the UK government...
Regulators have failed to deliver a trusted and resilient water sector, says NAO report
Defra and water regulators have failed to drive necessary investment for the sector, which now faces significant environmental, supply and infrastructure challenges, says the...
Industrial waste is turning to rock in just decades, research reveals
An aluminium tab from a drinks can found encased in a new form of rock on the Cumbrian coastline has helped provide scientists with...
Carbon tax could lead to waste services cuts, warn councils
Councils are calling for reform of a planned tax on burning plastic, which they warn could place billions of pounds of unavoidable costs onto...
UK’s first at-scale EV battery recycling and refining plant begins construction in Plymouth
Lithium-ion battery recycling technology firm Altilium says it has commenced construction of the UK’s first at-scale EV battery recycling facility with integrated chemical refining...
Mars once had a carbon cycle, say new findings
New evidence from NASA’s Curiosity rover seems to show that Mars possessed a carbon cycle in ancient times, a mechanism that on Earth has...
Landmark emissions deal for the shipping sector may not push transition to e-fuels fast...
The shipping sector’s first binding emissions targets were agreed on Friday 11 April, making it the first industry with internationally mandated targets of this...
