river pollution
Lords kills off ‘hatchet job’ Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses
Lords kills off ‘hatchet job’ Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses
Ministers’ plans to axe nutrient neutrality laws caused uproar last month – but they are on hold for now after House of Lords defeat
UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
The Tory government may have broken the law by ignoring rampant illegal sewage pumping, the UK’s environmental watchdog has warned.
Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
This week the government said it would ease EU-era rules preventing rivers from being polluted to build more houses. Here’s why it’s angered environmental campaigners
Sewage pollution: How much should water companies be fined for pumping sewage? Have your say
Sewage pollution: How much should water companies be fined for pumping sewage? Have your say
Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit
Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit
‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
Raw sewage, dead fish and E.coli: Record £2.1m fine for water pollution in Devon and Cornwall
Raw sewage, dead fish and E.coli: Record £2.1m fine for water pollution in Devon and Cornwall
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Sewage dumped into sea at coastal resorts as heavy rain follows heatwave
Sewage dumped into sea at coastal resorts as heavy rain follows heatwave
Calls for polluters to face prison as water companies fail to tackle sewage problem
Calls for polluters to face prison as water companies fail to tackle sewage problem
There’s been almost no improvement in the water quality of UK rivers for a decade
There’s been almost no improvement in the water quality of UK rivers for a decade
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021
Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021
Government’s new ‘nature recovery’ strategy has no target for improving river pollution
Government’s new ‘nature recovery’ strategy has no target for improving river pollution
England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases
England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases
Why ignoring ‘low-impact’ pollution could be a disaster for the environment
Why ignoring ‘low-impact’ pollution could be a disaster for the environment
‘The water turned brown while I was in it’: Sewage pollution rises by more than 80% in a year
