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Project begins outfall-by-outfall monitoring in real-time on River Roding

A new programme aims to identify, test and fix the most damaging sewage and road run-off outfalls on a ten-mile stretch of the River...

SCOPE supports Welsh Water response to severe storm

Upgraded telemetry technology helped Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water manage an unprecedented volume of alarms during a major weather event, writes Julian Booth, SCADA service...

Environmental impact of common pesticides seriously underestimated, finds research

The environmental impact of nine pesticides, commonly used in grape cultivation, may have been significantly underestimated, suggesting current pesticide risk assessment criteria need updating. The...

Ceremony opens the construction phase of Port Talbot EAF

Construction has begun on Tata Steel UK’s Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) facility in Port Talbot, said to be the UK’s largest low-carbon steelmaking facility. At...

A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigrant detention center

The Miccosukee Tribe in Florida joined environmental groups on Tuesday to sue the federal and state agencies that constructed an immigrant detention center known...

What Mountains Provide and Why They Need Protection

Quick Key Facts Despite covering only around 25% of Earth’s land area, mountains host more than 85% of bird, mammal and amphibian species. Many of Earth’s...

Google Signs Largest-Ever Corporate Hydropower Deal with Brookfield

Brookfield Asset Management and its clean energy platform Brookfield Renewable announced today the launch of a new Hydro Framework Agreement (HFA) with Google, for...

Benchmark Gensuite Launches New Solution to Measure, Address Climate Risks in Operations and Supply Chains

Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and sustainability platform provider Benchmark Gensuite announced the launch of its new Sustainability and Climate Risk Management Solution, a...

GRI Releases Proposed Sustainability Reporting Standard for Textile and Apparel Sectors

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today the release of the Textiles and Apparel Sector Standard exposure draft, aimed at enabling companies operating in...

Guest Post: Omnibus Gives Everyone Time – Let’s Use it Well

By: Jan Niewold, EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services The European Commission’s proposals for simplification across its sustainability reporting regulations have triggered a wave of...

This fuel is 50% plastic — and it’s slipping through a loophole in international waste law

Since 2019, the 191 countries that are party to an international agreement called the Basel Convention have agreed to classify mixed plastic trash as...

Three years after the closure of the Plug-In Car Grant, the UK Government has launched a new incentive scheme giving motorists money off the...

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