Lake study aims to improve water quality
A study to understand options available to improve recreational use and boost water quality and wildlife at a popular Northumberland lake has started.
Water companies to protect rare chalk streams by cutting abstraction & reducing pollution
A group of water companies have pledged to invest millions of pounds to protect the country’s chalk streams by reducing the amount of water they abstract from them for public drinking supply and cutting pollution.
Environment Agency submits final plans for £15m Otter Valley project
The Environment Agency has submitted plans for a ground-breaking project to help the lower Otter Valley adapt to climate change and create an internationally important wildlife reserve.
MPs launch new inquiry into whether Government can deliver on tree-planting targets
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has launched a new inquiry to scrutinise whether the Government’s tree-planting targets are realistic, whilst still being ambitious enough, and whether it has the right strategy to deliver them.
Prince William and Sir David Attenborough join forces to launch £50 million Earthshot prize
Prince William and Sir David Attenborough have joined forces to launch The Earthshot Prize, the most prestigious global environment prize in history.
560+ companies with US$ 4trn revenues call on governments to act now to reverse nature loss
Anglian Water is among more than 560 companies with combined revenues of US$ 4 trillion, including Walmart, Citigroup, Microsoft, Hitachi, IKEA, Unilever, Axa, Kering and H&M, who are calling on governments to adopt policies now to reverse nature loss in this decade.
New report warns 2 in 5 of global plant species threatened with extinction
A new report by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is warning that an estimated 2 in 5 of global plant species are threatened with extinction.
Government commits to tackling biodiversity loss and shrinking its environmental footprint overseas
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP has said the Government is committed to tackling biodiversity loss both at home and abroad, together with shrinking the UK's environmental footprint overseas.
PM commits to protect 30% of UK land by 2030 in biodiversity boost
Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP is committing today to protect 30% of the UK’s land by 2030 - over 4,000 sq km of new land in England will be designated and protected.
UN warns of nature’s accelerating decline globally - world is at a crossroads
A major new report by the UN is warning that humanity stands at a crossroads as nature’s accelerating decline globally is compromising Earth’s living systems as a whole.
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Xylem Flygt pumps selected for Transport for London’s Silvertown Tunnel
The Silvertown Tunnel’s pumping system is reducing the risk of flooding, delays and costly maintenance, while supporting the long-term resilience of London’s transport network, says Ian Ireland, large pumping projects programme manager, Xylem UK. -
Spotlight on wastewater treatment with prestigious television slot for Lakeside on All Access with Andy Garcia
In a TV show that will explain the complex journey of the wastewater treatment process, Lakeside Equipment Corporation is set to feature in US Public Television’s All Access program with Andy Garcia. -
Environmental Services & Solutions Expo 2025 unveils packed agenda featuring government leaders and industry trailblazers
Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo, the UK’s largest environmental event, has released the full speaker programme for its 2025 event, which now features seven shows spanning all corners of the environmental sector, under one roof at the NEC Birmingham. -
HUBER Technology - Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo 2025
We are exhibiting at WWEM – Water, Wastewater and Environmental Management Expo, which is one of the eight exhibitions taking place at the NEC, Birmingham 17-18 September 2025 as part of ESS Expo 2025. Please come along and visit us at Stand WW-S60.
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