Commenting on the news Welsh Water has admitted illegally spilling untreated sewage at dozens of treatment plants for years, Welsh Conservative Shadow Climate Change Minister Janet Finch-Saunders, MS said: “For this to be described as the worst sewage works in terms of illegal discharges shows how Labour have dropped the ball on sewage in Wales….
Natural Resources Wales (NRW), STEM Learning UK and Techniques are offering free training and a £165 bursary for educators to understand the environmental, social and economic importance of Welsh watercourses this November. The training, “Enviro CSI – From crime scene to courtroom: Who’s committed the enviro crime, and can you ensure they do time?” brings…
As Wales’ peatland restoration activity accelerates, a new round of Development Grants offering people between £10,000 – £30,000 to fund ‘shovel-ready’ restoration projects is set to open on 13 October. Peatland is the most valuable land resource in Wales for carbon, given its potential to store 30% of soil-based carbon. Yet, as the estimated 90%…
An endangered plant has been given a boost thanks to habitat reinstatement. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and National Trust Wales have undertaken work on grassland near Capel Curig, Conwy, to support marsh clubmoss regeneration. This primitive, non-flowering plant, closely related to ferns, evolved around 400 million years ago during the Carboniferous geological period. It is…
The State of Nature Report shows us that Wales is under pressure to take the nature crisis seriously. The Labour Government has been far too slow to recognise the importance of the environment in Wales. Wales is lacking in legally binding targets for nature recovery, which has led to the decline of species in Wales…
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have solidified their commitment to closer collaboration as they work together to address nature and climate emergencies, prevent pollution and coordinate our work to better serve the communities of Wales. Local Authorities and NRW already work together on a range of common interests including…
Possible failures to comply with environmental law by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency and Ofwat in relation to the regulation of combined sewer overflows have been identified by the Office for Environmental Protection. The Image was taken from the link below It shows sewage outfalls https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/e834e261b53740eba2fe6736e37bbc7b/page/Map/ The environmental…
New Workplace Recycling Regulations, coming into force on 6 April 2024, will mean that all workplaces in Wales will need to separate the waste they produce for recycling in a similar way that most of us already do at home. The regulations will also introduce a ban on separately collected waste going to incineration plants…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today (31 August) welcomed the publication of the independent review of the Local Government section 19 and Natural Resources Wales reports into extreme flooding in winter 2020-2021. Review of Local Government Section 19 and Natural Resources Wales’ reports into extreme flooding in Wales, 2020-21 Professor Elwen Evans KC A coal tip…
Report serious illegal waste dumping Natural Resources wales Investegate? These have a greater potential harm to human health and damage the environment. Report large-scale waste dumping to us. Local authorities are responsible for dealing with most types of small scale fly-tipping on publicly owned land? An organic liquid waste recycling company has been fined £41,310.00…
