drought
Risk
Wet April sees 19 counties declared drought free but Environment Agency remains concerned at groundwater levels
11 May 2012
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Legislation
More than half of water companies will not be required to reduce leakages before 2015, despite the worst drought in 25 years
08 May 2012
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Risk
Report says governments across Europe may need to send prices signals as part of urgent action needed to tackle shortages
03 May 2012
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Climate change
DECC and Defra pay for new supercomputers as new research links industrial air pollution and "natural" disasters
12 April 2012
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Risk
UN scientists warn climate change is set to cause increasingly dangerous and costly weather disasters
29 March 2012
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Technology
UK firm's trials show salt water can be used to grow crops in arid desert environments
26 March 2012
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Risk
From terrifying environmental predictions to fractious nuclear rows, we run down the top stories from the past seven days
16 March 2012
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Risk
Collaborative working could reduce scarcity but policy has yet to catch up with private sector, says World Water Council chief
01 March 2012
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Risk
From soaring drought risks to angry think tanks, we look at the green business lessons from the past seven days
17 February 2012
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