VOLTAGE: Subsidy race and state-aid probe
In today’s edition: Power bills, nuclear subsidies, jet fuel shortage Source link
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Environment Agency shuts Essex seawall walkway for ‘urgent’ repairs
Locals are calling for the pathway to be re-opened as soon as possible The closure of the seawall pathway in Canvey(Image: Submitted) A seawall walkway on an Essex island has been shut to the public due to the need for “urgent” repairs due to safety concerns. Walkers and residents say it’s a “shame” that the…
From housing to transport and environment – what each party promises in Westminster local election
Labour faces a stiff contest from the Conservatives as well as the Green Party, Lib Dems and Reform but what is each party committing to if it wins? Westminster is the seat of national government but the city council is responsible for running its services(Image: Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images) Westminster City…
Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds | Air pollution
Research reveals air pollution is advancing the average age that people in the UK acquire long-term illnesses. For some conditions people could be getting ill more than two years earlier because of the air pollution they breathe. The first author of the research from Prof Hualiang Lin’s group at Sun Yat-sen University said: “Our study…
Debt issuance progresses despite challenging environment
On the radar Inflation in Croatia was confirmed at 4.8% in March. In Poland core inflation increased to 2.7% y/y in March. Current account in Serbia posted a deficit of EUR -343. 2 million. Today, grows wage is due in Hungary (8.30 AM CET) and current account balance in Slovakia (10.30 AM CET). Economic developments…
Eight wonders of the world
This roundup of The Conversation’s environment coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. Every scalable solution has to start somewhere small. With a spark of an idea, an anomaly during an experiment or, perhaps, an empty seashell on an Irish beach. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco at Trinity College Dublin has found…
Environment Agency secures £2.35m from Yorkshire Water following pollution incidents
The Environment Agency has accepted enforcement undertakings from Yorkshire Water (image credit: Pixabay) The Environment Agency has secured £2.35m for environmental improvements from Yorkshire Water following a series of pollution incidents. The Agency accepted seven enforcement undertakings after separate pollution incidents at wastewater treatment works and sewer infrastructure across the region. The Yorkshire Water incidents…
Environment meeting about River Otter monitored quality
The meeting, held earlier this month, included representatives from the Otter Valley Association (OVA) and the River Otter Fisheries Association. Source link
Entries open for 2026 Brian Black Memorial Award for environmental journalism
UK-based sailing magazine Yachting Monthly has opened entries for the 2026 Brian Black Memorial Award, an environmental journalism and photography competition run in partnership with Coppercoat, with submissions being accepted until 30 August 2026. Now in its sixth year, the award commemorates sailors and environmentalists Brian and Lesley Black. It invites submissions focused on the…
Network Rail must restore swift nesting sites | Birds
Your distressing article about the unnecessary blocking of swift nesting sites in Chapel Milton viaduct triggered deja vu here in Perthshire (Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’, 10 April). In early 2024, Network Rail repointed the Inver viaduct over the River Braan and blocked up the nesting sites of a…