The UK and Welsh Governments are launching an Independent Commission into the water sector and its regulation, in what is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation.

The UK government has appointed Ruth Davis OBE as the first Special Representative for Nature. This landmark announcement was made yesterday as the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP16 meeting in Colombia marked its first formal day.

BAM is gearing up to tackle the historical pollution on the Lynemouth coast, with the final stages of preparation work now well underway.

The Environment Agency’s programme of improvements across Yorkshire has created or improved more than 82 hectares of habitat in the past year.

In a water industry first, South East Water has launched a new consultation on its first draft 25 Year Environment Plan.

The Environment Agency (EA) has increased its abstraction licence charges –the first time the EA has raised the cost of licences in ten years.

Ofwat interim CEO David Black has written to the remuneration committees of water companies to reiterate the regulator’s expectations on their approach to performance related executive pay for 2021-2022.

The deadline for written submissions to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into revising the traditional measure of UK economic prosperity to take greater account of natural capital and environmental sustainability closes at noon on Friday this week.

The past year has seen the spotlight fall on the environment and the rapidly growing impact of climate change like never before. The water sector stands ready to meet the challenge, says Anglian Water CEO Peter Simpson, but not all the answers come from within.

A high rate of regulatory performance in England is helping fight climate change impacts, but more must be done to secure a healthy environment, according to a new report released by the Environment Agency.