Pollution

UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
Water pollution

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.

Sewage pollution: How much should water companies be fined for pumping sewage? Have your say
Sewage

Sewage pollution: How much should water companies be fined for pumping sewage? Have your say

The Environmental Agency has opened a new public consultation on sewage pollution fines, bringing unlimited penalties one step closer

Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit
Sewage spills

Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit

Water companies are being accused of “serial and serious” underreporting of sewage spills

‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
Sewage Pollution

‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves

Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
Water pollution

Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers

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Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air
Air Pollution

Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air

Raw sewage, dead fish and E.coli: Record £2.1m fine for water pollution in Devon and Cornwall
River pollution

Raw sewage, dead fish and E.coli: Record £2.1m fine for water pollution in Devon and Cornwall

Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution
Water pollution

Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes
Pollution

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes

Should we be worried about arsenic in the air?
Air pollution

Should we be worried about arsenic in the air?

Scotland aims to cut car use by creating ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ in net zero push
Pollution

Scotland aims to cut car use by creating ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ in net zero push

The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes
Pollution

The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes

The Environment Act targets have been published. So what do they really mean?
Environment Act

The Environment Act targets have been published. So what do they really mean?

Here’s how to check air pollution levels in your area
Air pollution

Here’s how to check air pollution levels in your area

Tory MP suggests home drainage systems are to blame for sewage being dumped in the sea
Sea pollution

Tory MP suggests home drainage systems are to blame for sewage being dumped in the sea

Here’s why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers – and what you can do about it
Sewage pollution

Here’s why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers – and what you can do about it

Calls for polluters to face prison as water companies fail to tackle sewage problem
River pollution

Calls for polluters to face prison as water companies fail to tackle sewage problem

Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution
Air pollution

Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution

Government climate targets give polluters ‘free pass’ to keep emitting carbon
Net zero

Government climate targets give polluters ‘free pass’ to keep emitting carbon

England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases
River pollution

England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases

Why ignoring ‘low-impact’ pollution could be a disaster for the environment
Pollution

Why ignoring ‘low-impact’ pollution could be a disaster for the environment

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Tory MPs vote to allow water firms to carry on dumping sewage in rivers
Environment

Tory MPs vote to allow water firms to carry on dumping sewage in rivers

This map reveals how much raw sewage is being dumped into your local river
Environment

This map reveals how much raw sewage is being dumped into your local river

Water companies say they don’t know how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers
Environment

Water companies say they don’t know how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers

Pollution fine for UK water company after sewage kills thousands of fish
Environment

Pollution fine for UK water company after sewage kills thousands of fish