Shosha Adie

The government has said it does not support an amendment to its Water (Special Measures) Bill aimed at improving access to water companies environmental information, prompting concern from an environmental lawyer.

Controversial mandatory tree planting requirements have been removed by ministers in an updated plan for Wales’ Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS).

A strategy is needed to solve emerging threats such as PFAS and pharmaceuticals in the water environment, the chief inspector of the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) and the chief of the Environment Agency (EA) have said.

Updates and hints on important water policy issues were given by regulators Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Drinking Water Inspectorate at British Water’s annual conference.

The Coal Authority has changed its name to reflect a ‘new era’ and has said its future work will have more of an ‘environmental remediation focus’.

Water company Severn Trent will pay £600,000 to charity after an equipment failure saw a one kilometre stretch of a Leicestershire brook polluted, an incident the water minister has described as ‘completely unacceptable’.

BREAKING:The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a closure notice to Walleys Quarry Ltd, calling for the end to operations at its notorious Newcastle-under-Lyme landfill site.

BREAKING: The operator of the notorious Walleys Quarry landfill has told ENDS that it will challenge the closure notice issued today by the Environment Agency (EA) “using all available options”.

A taskforce charged with overseeing efforts to plant millions of trees across the UK has been launched by the government, fulfilling a Labour manifesto pledge.

The original ruling on a case with wide-ranging implications for river plans was “correct”, England’s green watchdog has said, warning that the government’s attempt to appeal this will undermine efforts to improve the environment.