2 Apr 2026 If you are an MP, you can sign onto this letter by emailing info@weownit.org.uk and asking to be added. If you are not an MP, please send this to your MP, asking them to sign. Dear Chris Walters, interim CEO of Ofwat and Emma Reynolds, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and…
Whilst this represents considerable progress, an area approximately the size of the Indian Ocean still needs to be designated by 2030 if international ambitions for ocean protection are to be achieved. In 2024, current records show that 8.6% of ocean and coastal areas globally were within documented protected and conserved areas. Over the past two years, the world has protected about 5…
A long-closed footbridge near Hurley will need to be completely replaced, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. Temple Bridge provided a crossing over the River Thames, just upstream from Temple Lock, from 1989 until it was closed in May 2023, after surveyors from the EA said it has ‘deteriorated faster than expected’. Over the years,…
Wildlife explorer Steve Backshall was overjoyed to have spotted two of the UK’s last surviving orcas as he described them as “international celebrities”. Male killer whales John Coe and Aquarius are the last remaining members of the West Coast Community pod. The bulls were seen off Lizard Point on Wednesday and filmed by the TV…
The licence granted to Sellafield would allow the company to extract up to 77,077,224 gallons (350,400 cubic metres) of water a year until 2031. The EA previously said it had considered all the potential impacts on the environment before giving permission. Marianne Birkby, who submitted the challenge for LAND, said the group disagreed with the…
Proposed rules target substances linked to cancer, DNA damage and fertility risks Source link
A company and its director have been ordered to pay more than £142,000 for illegally exporting contaminated plastic waste across the world to Malaysia. 3R Technology UK Ltd, based at Longbridge Road in Preston, and Director Yulin Wang, 56, of Haighton Drive in Preston appeared at Preston Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 24 March where they…
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has cleared Platform Heritage, part of Sable Offshore Corp.’s Santa Ynez Unit offshore Santa Barbara, California, to resume operations. The Santa Ynez Unit includes Platforms Heritage, Harmony, and Hondo. Source link
This article was written and researched as part of the second cohort of 38 North’s Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program, under the mentorship of senior experts on North Korean affairs. The program and series were made possible through generous support by the Henry Luce Foundation. For more papers in this series, click here. (Source: Korean Central News Agency) The…
Just because a topical antiseptic is swabbed on the skin doesn’t mean it stays on the skin. In a new study, Northwestern University scientists studied how a powerful antiseptic, called chlorhexidine, affects bacteria in hospital environments. To prevent infections, hospitals heavily rely on chlorhexidine wipes to sterilize patients’ skin before procedures. Through laboratory experiments, the…
