So that’s how they do it. I’d been wondering how, when more sewage has been entering our rivers than ever before, some of the water…
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‘No dividing line’: consultants advising private water companies also work for their regulator, Ofwat
The water industry regulator has spent £26.7m on business consultants in the past five years, including several companies that have simultaneously worked for private water…
View More ‘No dividing line’: consultants advising private water companies also work for their regulator, Ofwat‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws
Whistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage, and that some treatment works are manipulating wastewater systems to…
View More ‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage lawsUS imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water
The US Environmental Protection Agency has set legally enforceable drinking water limits for a group of the most dangerous PFAS compounds, marking what public health…
View More US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking waterUK at risk of summer water shortages and hosepipe bans, scientists warn
The UK could face water shortages and hosepipe bans if this summer is hot and dry, despite having experienced the wettest 18 months since records…
View More UK at risk of summer water shortages and hosepipe bans, scientists warnHospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows
Waterborne diseases such as dysentery and Weil’s disease have risen by 60% since 2010 in England, new figures reveal. Analysis of NHS hospital admissions by…
View More Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?
In a dilapidated warehouse in Rafah, Soha Abu Diab is living with her three young daughters and more than 20 other family members. They have…
View More ‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage discharges
Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and…
View More Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage dischargesEngland’s sewage crisis: how polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit?
Rivers in the north of England are bearing the brunt of the sewage pollution crisis, analysis by the Guardian reveals, with the region’s waters experiencing…
View More England’s sewage crisis: how polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit?England won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firms
New EU rules which introduce “polluter pays” principles to get pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies to pay for the pollution they cause in rivers will not…
View More England won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firms