water pollution
Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
“Swimming in sewage is very hazardous and not something to be condoned or accepted” said Mark Lloyd, chief executive of The Rivers Trust
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
Water companies discharged raw sewage into the UK’s waterways around 825 times per day in 2022, totalling more than 1.75 million hours of spillage.
‘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
The ‘record’ fine imposed on a company for water pollution is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits, campaigners have claimed.
Your views on our water supply: wrecked by privatisation
Your views on our water supply: wrecked by privatisation
Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution
Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
The UK government still doesn’t know what its environmental targets are
The UK government still doesn’t know what its environmental targets are
Here’s why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers – and what you can do about it
Here’s why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers – and what you can do about it
Thames Water’s daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
Thames Water’s daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
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
The government has refused to make water companies monitor how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers
The government has refused to make water companies monitor how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
‘The water turned brown while I was in it’: Sewage pollution rises by more than 80% in a year
‘The water turned brown while I was in it’: Sewage pollution rises by more than 80% in a year
Government accused of ‘hiding’ amendments to Environment Bill ahead of sewage vote
Government accused of ‘hiding’ amendments to Environment Bill ahead of sewage vote
This map reveals how much raw sewage is being dumped into your local river