Pollution
Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
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Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
'These devastating figures show yet again that our government regulators have put polluters' profits before people and our planet'
Angry about raw sewage being dumped into rivers and the sea? Sign this petition with actual s**t
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Angry about raw sewage being dumped into rivers and the sea? Sign this petition with actual s**t
Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it's not enough
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Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it's not enough
'Wake up and smell the s**t': Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says
'Wake up and smell the s**t': Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says
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'?
Sewage pollution: How much should water companies be fined for pumping sewage? Have your say
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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
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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
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‘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
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Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air
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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
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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
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Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution
Government 'risks harm to health and environment' by not banning disposable vapes
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Government 'risks harm to health and environment' by not banning disposable vapes
Scotland aims to cut car use by creating '20-minute neighbourhoods' in net zero push
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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
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The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes
The Environment Act targets have been published. So what do they really mean?
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The Environment Act targets have been published. So what do they really mean?
Here's how to check air pollution levels in your area
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Government climate targets give polluters 'free pass' to keep emitting carbon
England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases
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