In 2025, there were 1.9 million hours of sewage spilled, compared to 3.6 million hours the year before. England, like the rest of the UK, has a combined sewage network which means that both rain and sewage enter the same system. Ageing infrastructure coupled with increased populations and more intense rainfall events due to climate…
Analysis suggests the EU’s pioneering carbon tariff is doing what it was supposed to do Source link
Regulator warns water sector needs sustained maintenance and investment in improved drainage networks to bring lasting improvements Source link
AI poses major challenges for green IT: each query consumes vast energy, GPU chips last only 2-3 years, and costs stay hidden from users. Regulatory frameworks like the EU AI Act fall short on enforcement, Ludi Akue said at QCon London. In her talk What I Wish I Knew When I Started with Green IT,…
An individual in Birmingham has been arrested as part of an investigation into waste plastic packaging fraud and money laundering, the Environment Agency has announced today (Thursday 26 March 2026). In a dawn operation taking place yesterday (Wednesday 25 March 2026), officers from the Environment Agency worked with West Midlands Police to arrest a 49…
On 20 February 2026, the Environment Agency (EA) announced a strengthened package of surveillance and enforcement measures designed to tackle illegal dumping and disrupt organised criminal waste networks across England. A central feature of the EA’s new waste‑tracking capabilities is a fleet of 33 drones equipped with advanced laser‑mapping technology. These drones can detect subtle…
Shreds of plastic hang from tree branches along the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, on March 25, 2026. MARIE-LAURE MESSANA / AFP The so-called “forever chemicals” pose a growing risk to health and the environment and should be broadly banned across the European Union (EU), with some exceptions, EU experts said in findings published on…
Pixar’s new film Hoppers follows Mabel Tanaka, a young environmentalist who grew up exploring a forest glade with her grandmother. When the city of Beaverton’s mayor announces plans to demolish the glade for a new highway, Mabel’s attempts to stop him go nowhere. This is until she discovers a secret university lab. Scientists in the…
In today’s edition: Energy crisis, inflation, PFAS, carbon capture Source link
More than 100 farmers in the Hampshire Avon catchment have launched a groundbreaking Environmental Transition Plan, working together to reverse biodiversity decline, improve water quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Co-ordinated by the Environmental Farmers Group (EFG) and working to plans drawn up by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), the farmers believe they…
