UK to build new reservoirs as climate change sparks drought fears
Thursday, 29 May 2025 () London (AFP) May 28, 2025
The UK government said Wednesday it will step in to fast-track the building of two new reservoirs, amid drought fears as England was on track to record its driest start to spring in more than century. The environment department took control of the planning process to build two "major reservoirs" in east England for the first time in 30 years, as it warned national supplies, especially clean