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Plastic litter, untreated sewage, fertilisers and heavy metals, is pouring into the oceans, the UK’s Environmental Audit Committee has warned. … read more Full Carbonate Chemistry at the Site of Calcification in a Tropical Coral Coral calcification: Microscope-guided microsensor measurements reveal full carbonate chemistry at the site of calcification in a tropical coralResearchers from the … Continue reading “News Roundup 18/01/2019: Plastic in the Sea Will Triple in 10 Years as We Treat Our Oceans as Sewers, MPs Have Warned”

Logo drawn up by water firms aims to ensure only wipes that degrade properly are flushed. The fight to eliminate “fatbergs” is to receive a major boost with the launch of a universal standard for wet wipes, clarifying which can be safely flushed down the toilet. Manufacturers of wipes will be able … read more … Continue reading “News Roundup 11/01/2019: ‘Fine to Flush’ Label for Wet Wipes to Aid Fight Against Fatbergs”

Utilities firm breached environmental regulations over raw sewage flowing into a brook in the Cotswolds. Thames Water has been handed a £2m fine for a “reckless failure” which led to the polluting of a tributary of the Thames with raw sewage.The £2bn-turnover utilities firm admitted breaching environmental regulations in relation to … read more Trappist … Continue reading “News Roundup 04/01/2019: Judge Fines Thames Water £2m Over River Pollution”

If you have a drain emergency over the Christmas period, there’s no need to panic because we are available for emergency callouts 24/7! So, if you have a drain emergency, give us a call and we will send out our emergency drain response team to help. Grimefighters tackling giant FATBERG remove 800 tonnes of grease … Continue reading “News Roundup 21/12/2018: Emergency Callouts 24/7 Over Christmas”

‘Blocked Drains in Grantham Town Centre Are a Disgrace’ A frustrated resident is demanding to know why more isn’t being done to clear the drains at a busy junction near the town centre. The resident…read more Drain in Sheerness High Street, Sheppey, Blocked The chairman of Sheerness Town Team has waded into the row over … Continue reading “News Roundup 14/12/2018: ‘Blocked Drains in Grantham Town Centre Are a Disgrace’”

World must triple efforts or face catastrophic climate change, says UN Rapid emissions turnaround needed to keep global warming at less than 2C, report suggestsCountries are failing to take the action needed to stave off the worst effects of climate change, a UN report has found, and the commitments made in the 2015 Paris agreement … Continue reading “News Roundup 07/12/2018: World Must Triple Efforts or Face Catastrophic Climate Change”

The climate report Trump tried to bury – key findings No 3: water is the next battleground Critical water supplies will become harder to manage, as droughts and flooding continue to intensify. Key findings No 2: some pollution action is far better than none. Key findings No 1: air pollution kills. The Trump administration published … Continue reading “News Roundup 30/11/2018: The Climate Report Trump Tried to Bury”

Victoria’s forestry fight: how the election is raising the environmental stakes Major parties want ‘sustainable logging’ in native forests, but experts warn of ‘endgame’ for endangered species and drinking water. To understand the campaign to save Victoria’s old growth forests, ecologist David Lindenmayer says, you just need to turn on a tap in Melbourne.Forget about … Continue reading “News Roundup 23/11/2018: How to Election is Raising Environmental Stakes”