river pollution

‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
Water Pollution

‘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
River Pollution

‘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.

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

South West Water have been given a record £2.1m fine for years of water pollution in the region.

Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
sewage

Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Environment
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Environment

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Sewage dumped into sea at coastal resorts as heavy rain follows heatwave
Sewage pollution

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
River pollution

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
River pollution

The government has refused to make water companies monitor how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers

There’s been almost no improvement in the water quality of UK rivers for a decade
River pollution

There’s been almost no improvement in the water quality of UK rivers for a decade

Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Water pollution

Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution

Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
Protest

Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030

Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021
River pollution

Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021

Government’s new ‘nature recovery’ strategy has no target for improving river pollution
River pollution

Government’s new ‘nature recovery’ strategy has no target for improving river pollution

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

‘The water turned brown while I was in it’: Sewage pollution rises by more than 80% in a year
Water pollution

‘The water turned brown while I was in it’: Sewage pollution rises by more than 80% in a year

Will the Environment Bill stop sewage being dumped in rivers? – and how did MPs vote?
Environment

Will the Environment Bill stop sewage being dumped in rivers? – and how did MPs vote?