Water companies given green light to invest £2.7 billion on building back greener
Ofwat has confirmed a final package of investment from water companies to deliver lasting environmental improvements.
Too many water companies still failing to protect environment
This afternoon’s blog looks at media coverage of the Environment Agency’s annual assessment of the environmental performance of England’s water companies.
£2.8bn water company investment to help green recovery
In today's blog we look at coverage of Ofwat’s announcement of a draft package of over £2.7 billion investment from water companies as part of their plans to help the country build back greener from the pandemic.
EU and microplastics and Ofwat assessment of water companies' business plans
We look at coverage of the EU proposing a ban on microplastics and Ofwat's initial assessment of water companies’ business plans for 2020-25.
Air quality forecasts and EFRA committee session on water regulation - Thursday 12 July 2018
Information on how we share air pollution alerts and further coverage of yesterday's EFRA committee session on water regulation.
Wednesday 11 April: disposable cups in the NHS and central government and Ofwat's reforms for the water sector
On the blog today we look at the use of disposable cups in the NHS and central government and coverage of Ofwat's plans for reform in the water sector.
Monday 12 March: Litter Innovation Fund, Northern Forest, fur imports, Ofwat review and shock collars
On the blog today we look at Government funding for innovative projects to tackle litter louts, the planting of the first tree of the Northern Forest and a letter from celebrities calling on Government to ban fur imports post-Brexit. We also look at Ofwat's review into last week’s water outages across England and Wales and the Government’s plans to launch a consultation on banning electric shock collars on cats and dogs.
Wednesday 7 March: Pine martens and response to water outages
On the blog today we look at the impact of pine martens on red squirrel populations and Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey's address to the House of Commons yesterday (Tuesday 6 March) following the disruption to water supply in the South of …