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Water UK offers an explanation on water charges for customers in England and Wales in 2007-08…

Ofwat welcomes the clarity brought by the Government's decision yesterday but remains concerned about the value for money for water customers of this very costly scheme...
In a conference in Brussels, European Union Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said yesterday the water quality throughout European nations remained poor...

The promotion of privatisation to tackle global water problems advocated by the European Commission has been rejected by 45 civil society and labour organisations from around the world, all of whom favour increased public-sector involvement.

As the UK’s implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) gathers pace, water companies and industry will need to make wastewater treatment and management a priority, says Air Products.

Attention must be given to the "four pillars" for sustainable housing growth or essential environmental services, such as water and sewerage infrastructure and flood protection, may begin to fail, according to the Environment Agency.
A radical new approach to the protection and use of the marine environment was set out in proposals published yesterday by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
According to a leading oceanographer, data from satellites is showing that sea-level rises and polar ice-melting might be worse than earlier thought.

Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Draft Climate Change Bill published

The Government’s blueprint for tackling climate change was published yesterday.
Environment Secretary, David Miliband, today welcomed the carbon-cutting measures in the Chancellor’s Budget as the next steps towards a low-carbon economy.
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