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Upper Tamar rivers to benefit from fishery and habitat improvements Three tributaries of the River Tamar in Devon are about to be improved thanks to a new partnership project supported by the Environment Agency. From: The health of Tamar’s tributaries are key to helping fish numbers recover Working alongside the Westcountry Rivers Trust and local angling associations, Environment Agency officers are helping to boost fish numbers on the Rivers Deer, Claw and Carey through a targete...

The Farming Independent has learned that, over the coming weeks, the EPA will publish new figures on the scale of reduction in nitrogen emissions in water that will be needed to achieve Ireland’s water quality goals. The EPA has also completed new maps on “hotspot areas” within the landscape which it says are “most risky” for losses of nitrogen and phosphorus based on the characteristics of the soils and land activities. An EPA spokeswoman said: “The maps will be made available thr...

Fair and equitable compensation must be paid to farmers where water abstraction takes place on farmland and results in land sterilisation, crop loss and disturbance, according to the IFA. The call comes as the Government proposes to overhaul the legislation in this area, under pressure from the European Commission over the absence of controls on water abstractions. The new laws will place limits on the amounts of water that can be taken rivers, lakes and groundwater sources without registration...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read OSLO (Reuters) - The European Commission should simplify its proposed criteria for measuring the sustainability of hydropower projects to avoid harming the industry’s access to capital, the Norwegian government said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 13, 2020 REUTERS/Yves Herman Hydropower is the backbone of the Norwegian energy system with an 87% share of domestic electric...

news Norway urges EU to revise plan risking hydropower’s green status SweetCrude Reports European Union Oslo — The European Commission should simplify its proposed criteria for measuring the sustainability of hydropower projects to avoid harming the industry’s access to capital, the Norwegian government said on Friday. Hydropower is the backbone of the Norwegian energy system with an 87% share of domestic electricity consumption and although Norway is not a member of the E...

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