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Many people have heard of the concept of forever chemicals, but because they have become so impossibly widespread and their impact has taken a long time to even begin to be understood, it has taken an unacceptably long time for widespread significant action to take place.
The Royal Society of Chemistry has released an interactive map s
Although many people may not have realised the severity of the drought England experienced in 2025, the fact is that it was classed as “significant” by the Environment Agency.
In its analysis of what happened last year to lead to such a prolonged dry spell, the Environment Agency noted that e
The changing climate has brought a variety of responses around the world, many of which could be adopted in the UK more than they have been so far. It might surprise some to see that China is one of the countries from which much could be learned.
To listen to Donald Trump at Davos, one might believe that China had no interest in being green, with his claims including the extraordinary statement that China produces huge amounts of wind turbines for everyone else but
Complaints made by water bill customers against suppliers in England and Wales to the Consumer Council for Water (CCW) rose by over 50 per cent in 2025, with over 16,000 issues lodged with the organisation over the course of the year.
This represented a significant hike on the numbers seen in 2024, when complaints peaked at 10,600 – and
Every new government in recent years has come into office pledging to build more new homes. But this is never simply a matter of waving some magic legislative wand and making thousands or even millions of new homes appear.
The practical challenges of building the new homes Britain needs are numerous and while some of these may be put down to ‘NIMBYism’, in some cases, there are some significant issues that cannot be ignored.
Water underpins every aspect of life in the 21st century, essential for drinking, sanitation, energy, industry, ecosystem health, biodiversity… and, of course, agriculture, which accounts for 70 per cent of all freshwater extractions around the world.
However, global agrifood systems are now increasingly under pressure because of loss of fertile land, accelerating soil degradation and more intense competition over water, according to a new report from t
Having contingency plans in place to ensure business continuity in the event of water supply disruption is advisable for organisations of all kinds.
Supply interruptions – also known as outages – are likely to become more frequent as time goes on and the combined pressures of water mismanagement, ageing infrastructure, climate change and high demand continue to take hold.
As such, having alternative plans in place to build resi
Back in October, the National Drought Group warned that much of England needs to prepare for ongoing drought into 2026 due to the record low rainfall that many regions of the country have experienced.
Since then, record levels of rainfall have helped some parts of England – including the West Country and Yorkshire – to come back from the brink of drought and move into drought recovery.
However, wit
For many companies, the cost of water bills is seen as a necessary evil that they simply have to pay, unless and until they can find a provider that can offer a lower price.
But for firms that want to be innovative and find suppliers that will work with them to do so, there are some great ways to keep costs down.
As well as water-saving measures, the development of off grid water solutions can provide ne
Much has been made in the headlines over the last few years about the water crisis in the UK and how both water quality and water quantity alike are now at serious risk, buckling under the combined pressures of pollution, urbanisation, population growth, water mismanagement and climate change.
But it can be easy to fall victim to information overload when presented with the crisis in fast-fact form and it can be difficult to absorb everything so as to fully un