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…
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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 firmsWomen and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UN
Women and girls are the first to suffer when drought strikes poor and rural areas, and water strategies around the world must reflect this, the…
View More Women and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UNHigh shower pressure can help people save water, study suggests
Swapping a feeble dribble for a powerful blast might seem like an environmental indulgence when it comes to taking a shower, but researchers say it…
View More High shower pressure can help people save water, study suggests‘Like the flip of a switch, it’s gone’: has the ecosystem of the UK’s largest lake collapsed?
Declan Coney, a former eel fisher, knew there was something wrong when the famed swarms of Lough Neagh flies failed to materialise. In past years,…
View More ‘Like the flip of a switch, it’s gone’: has the ecosystem of the UK’s largest lake collapsed?Water bosses in England and Wales face bonus bans for illegal sewage discharges
Ministers are to ban bonuses for water company bosses in England and Wales who fail to prevent illegal sewage spills that pollute rivers, lakes and…
View More Water bosses in England and Wales face bonus bans for illegal sewage dischargesNature in England at risk due to government failures, says environment watchdog
The government is failing on almost all of its environmental targets, risking an “irreversible spiral of decline” in nature, a damning report by the environment…
View More Nature in England at risk due to government failures, says environment watchdogConservative ‘failures’ have led to more sewage pollution, say water experts
Increased sewage pollution, urban flooding and water supply interruptions are the result of a decade of failures by the Conservative ministers, according to water experts…
View More Conservative ‘failures’ have led to more sewage pollution, say water experts‘Christmas stink’: UK’s traditional festive swims face rising tide of sewage
Long-established Christmas seaside swimming locations have been flooded with sewage over the last year, prompting concern that swimmers could fall ill. They would not be…
View More ‘Christmas stink’: UK’s traditional festive swims face rising tide of sewage‘Forever chemical’ in English tap water samples carcinogenic, WHO rules
A substance found in hundreds of drinking water samples across England has been categorised as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The move will…
View More ‘Forever chemical’ in English tap water samples carcinogenic, WHO rules