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Over £180m of investment fast-tracked to prevent sewage spills

Fast-tracked investment of £180m over the next 12 months is expected to prevent more than 8000 sewage spills polluting English waterways, the Environment Secretary...

40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management

Forty projects which will use natural processes such as planting trees and creating wetlands to reduce the risk of flooding are set to benefit...

Water company inspections will more than quadruple as the Government cracks down on poor performing companies

The Government has announced plans that will see water company inspections more than quadruple, in an attempt to crack down on poor performing companies. The...

Water bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses if a company has committed serious criminal breaches

The Environment Secretary has announced that Water bosses are set to be banned from receiving bonuses if a company has committed serious criminal breaches. Ofwat...

House of Lords committee says we need to regulate the regulators

A House of Lords committee has raised significant concerns over the role of UK regulators, their ability to operate with genuine independence from Government,...

Government launches new measures to halt and reverse nature’s decline

New measures have been set out by the Government to boost nature recovery on land and at sea.  The new plans - announced one year...

Double down on delivery or Government nature targets will just be daydreams, says environment coalition

In the first major review of the Environment Improvement Plan, Government advisors warn that the Government is off-track, and risks missing the legally-binding target...

Public Accounts Committee says Government is in the dark on flood resilience progress

In a report published this week, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has...

Nature charities sound wake-up call for UK to meet global environmental targets and accuse Defra of hibernating

A year on from a global pledge to halt the decline of nature by 2030, signed by the UK at COP15, nature groups are...

Defra responds to Surfers Against Sewage report

Defra has responded to the Surfers Against Sewage report which claims that 60% of inland swimming spots monitored by the group would be classified...

Steve Barclay appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Steve Barclay has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He was previously Secretary of State for Health and Social...

Environmental assessments are not as effective as they should be due to practical barriers to implementation, says OEP

Practical issues with how assessment regimes are implemented must be addressed if Government is to meet its environmental ambitions, an Office for Environmental Protection...

Lords committee to scrutinise relationship between regulators and the Government

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has announced that its next inquiry will focus on the relationship between regulators and the Government,...

Lords debate Industry and Regulators Committee Ofwat report

On Monday 16 October, members of the House of Lords will debate the Industry and Regulators Committee’s report: 'The affluent and the effluent: cleaning...

Consultation launched to ban wet wipes containing plastic

A consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic across the UK has been launched under plans to tackle plastic pollution and clean up our waterways. A...

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