Seawilding is not simply a ‘one-off’ project. This summer it added seagrass restoration skills to those aimed at the native oyster capacity. By the end of this year, its team will have restored over 300,000 native oysters to Loch Craignish, with another 700,000 to follow over the next few years. ... See more

Ms Nicholson, the Green council leader, asks the Environment Agency to reverse its decision to introduce a waiver allowing water companies to avoid having to go through the third stage in the treatment of sewage if the company does not have the right chemicals due to driver shortages.
She writes to the chief executive of Southern Water about sewage leaks in the Lewes district and what is being doing to prevent them.
Mr Bird, the council's cabinet member for sustainability, said: "We've now seen data that shows over 600 sewage overspills occurred in Lewes district in 2020. "It's a shocking track record."
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It's been a petitiontastic week - another worthy of Marinet's support: rainwater harvesting would reduce stormwaters flooding the sewage system.