The Environment Agency has locked the site’s gate, placed concrete blocks to prevent access and a placed a warning notice at the entrance of Units 26 and 27 at Leigh Road, Haine Industrial Estate in Newington. This means anyone entering the land without reasonable excuse or written permission from the Environment Agency will be committing…
Hampshire County Council has published its first-ever Biodiversity Report, showcasing the wide range of work underway across the county to protect, restore and enhance the natural environment Source link
The Commission is opening a call for experts today (20 March) to form the new Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform. By supporting the implementation of the EU Water Resilience Strategy, the Platform will help create a sustainable, resilient, smart and competitive water economy in Europe. It will serve as a forum for dialogue and expertise to support the…
Climate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly £2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put national security and lives overseas at risk. The move follows bitter rows with the Treasury, which wanted deeper cuts owing to pressure on spending resulting from…
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds backed the move today, telling LBC stripping him of the gong should be ‘seriously considered’. “There has been some really bad practice both in water companies and we’ve seen poor leadership in our regulators. “The Environment Agency is under new leadership. It’s horrific what’s been happening, we’ve had record levels of…
As regulatory expectations grow more complex and financial crime risks continue to evolve, SymphonyAI, a global leader in Vertical AI platforms, offers a centralized, enterprise-grade technology foundation designed to operate at global scale while meeting local regulatory requirements. SymphonyAI supports Munich Re, one of the leading reinsurers, and subsidiaries through its financial crime platform, which combines domain-specific…
The Environment Agency will receive £45 million to strengthen waste crime enforcement as part of new government action plan. The £45 million in funding will be spread over three years and is on top of a previously announced £5.6 million increase to the Environment Agency’s enforcement budget. Announced as part of the new government…
The three sites identified for clearance include a notorious dump in Bickershaw, near Wigan, which caught fire last summer, forcing schools nearby to close. Residents living in the area have previously told the BBC they feel “forgotten about” as they are surrounded by rats, flies and an “unbearable smell”. Nicha Rowson, a beautician who has…
An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) agent broke from the constraints of its testing environment and used its newfound freedom to start mining cryptocurrency without permission. Dubbed ROME, the AI was created by Chinese researchers at an AI lab associated with retail giant Alibaba, as a means to develop the Agentic Learning Ecosystem (ALE). This effort…
If the first casualty of war is the truth, the environment can’t come far behind. The black rain that fell across Tehran two weekends ago was perhaps the most symbolic symptom of a litany of environmental devastation being wrought on Iran by the US-Israeli war machine since the start of the month. As I reported…
