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![The coast on the surface of the river is covered with a pellicle of blue-green algae](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iStock-1272284836-960x640.jpg)
How does public water use influence the amount of phosphorus in the environment?
New research looks at how phosphorus accumulates in public water systems in the USA.
![Nine BGS staff members standing and crouching around the new bug palace, which is made out of wooden pallets and logs, sticks, grass, stones and bricks in a pile.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BugsPalace.jpg)
Six ways we’re improving recycling at BGS Keyworth
Sustainability at the BGS site in Keyworth, Nottingham, is being improved by recycling, managing our waste, making our labs more efficient and more...
![Alt text: a brownish beige field blewitt mushroom stands in grass. It is covered in a light dusting of frost. You can see its gills on the upturned cap.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221207_100833-960x640.jpg)
Mushroom spotting at BGS Keyworth
Colleagues at BGS are mapping mushrooms as part of efforts to enhance biodiversity on the Keyworth site.
![Cars parked in a car park beneath open-sided structures (car ports) with roofs covered in solar panels. The sky is bright, with big fluffy clouds.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/carport1-1-960x640.jpg)
Work complete on 1000 solar panels at BGS
More than 1000 energy-saving solar panels have been installed at BGS's headquarters in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
![A hydrocarbon drilling platform rises above the surface of the sea. There are offshore wind turbines in the background.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/iStock-1386191482.jpg)
Major research project will support UK’s energy transition
BGS will lead the new research project 'Managing the Environmental Sustainability of the Offshore Energy Transition'.
![Nine BGS staff members standing and crouching around the new bug palace, which is made out of wooden pallets and logs, sticks, grass, stones and bricks in a pile.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BugsPalace.jpg)
Staff sustainability practices around BGS
BGS recently made time for employees at our sites around the UK to spend a few hours on projects focusing on increasing sustainability, both in their offices and in the local area.
![Two white women are looking at a small cherry tree sapling held up by the woman on the left](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Cherry_tree.jpg)
Positively blooming: Japanese flowering cherry trees planted at BGS Keyworth to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee
The walkway of eight trees has been planted in the grounds of BGS headquarters in Keyworth to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne.
![A young white man in a black face mask and abluer t shirt stands in front of scientific equipment consisting of a large barrel-shaped vessel surrounded by pipework](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Rory_Downham-.jpg)
Understanding environmental impact through the study of sediments
A new study aims to understand the range of organic molecules present in urban waterway sediments from different locations around the world.