Pollution

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

There have been victories for clean rivers, writes Dani Jordan of Surfers Against Sewage. But 2025 brings 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’

The founder of Save Windermere reflects on a year of tireless campaigning

‘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

Water bills in England and Wales to rise by 36% by 2030, under new hikes approved by industry regulator Ofwat

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

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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

This mum used to watch her son ‘struggle for breath’. After a year of Ulez, things are much better
ULEZ

This mum used to watch her son ‘struggle for breath’. After a year of Ulez, things are much better

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

‘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

UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
Water pollution

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
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

Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air
Air Pollution

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
River pollution

Raw sewage, dead fish and E.coli: Record £2.1m fine for water pollution in Devon and Cornwall

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Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes
Pollution

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes

Should we be worried about arsenic in the air?
Air pollution

Should we be worried about arsenic in the air?

Scotland aims to cut car use by creating ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ in net zero push
Pollution

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
Pollution

The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes