Pollution

I’m the HR director of a water company. We’ve got to make some changes in the world
Neil Morrison

I’m the HR director of a water company. We’ve got to make some changes in the world

Water companies have faced significant criticisms around pollution, sky-high bills and profits. The HR director at Severn Trent shares his thoughts on this – and how the company is trying to make positive changes in the world

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it’s time to take our water back
James Wallace

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it’s time to take our water back

Thames Water is openly failing. But it’s more than just about broken pipes – it’s about a broken system, writes James Wallace of River Action

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’
Sewage pollution

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’

Some 27% of English billpayers have considered withholding their bill payments due to water supplier failings, a survey shows.

Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court
Thames Water

Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court

Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over
Matt Staniek

Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over

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‘A national scandal’: Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after ‘disgraceful’ court ruling
Thames Water

‘A national scandal’: Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after ‘disgraceful’ court ruling

The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco
Sewage crisis

The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco

Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest
Dani Jordan

Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest

Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’
My Big Year

Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’

‘Daylight robbery’: Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years
Water bills

‘Daylight robbery’: Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years

Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here’s what it means for your bills and your wallet
Water crisis

Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here’s what it means for your bills and your wallet

Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
Sewage pollution

Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation

Sewage pollution levels in this river are 100 times safe ‘limits’. The fight is now on to clean it up
Sewage pollution

Sewage pollution levels in this river are 100 times safe ‘limits’. The fight is now on to clean it up

Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’
Water bills

Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’

Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back
Sewage pollution

Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back

Labour giving green light to London City airport expansion ‘a sign of things to come’, campaigners warn
Climate crisis

Labour giving green light to London City airport expansion ‘a sign of things to come’, campaigners warn

Could London follow Paris’ Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?
Rivers

Could London follow Paris’ Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?

Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
Pollution

Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds

Angry about raw sewage being dumped into rivers and the sea? Sign this petition with actual s**t
Sewage pollution

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
Water pollution

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
Water pollution

‘Wake up and smell the s**t’: Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says

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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

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

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