The Environment Agency and Ofwat have today set out an ambitious programme of reform to build back greener from the pandemic through the review of the Water Industry National Environment Programme(WINEP).

The Environment Agency has today launched a new consultation seeking comment on the proposed redesign of the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and the roadmap which sets out the EA’s ambition and plan for long-term change.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has today published the Government’s strategic policy statement which sets out the government’s strategic priorities for Ofwat’s regulation of the water sector in England.

Lord Deben, Chair of the influential Climate Change Committee, the government’s independent adviser on clmate change, is urging the government to listen to a call by local leaders and Mayors from across the UK for a power shift from Whitehall to meet Net Zero.

The Environment Agency (EA) is warning that the environmental performance of some of the nine water and sewerage companies in England companies is giving “serious cause for concern”.

The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has today launched a new inquiry into tackling the vast quantities of plastic waste produced every year in the UK.