water pollution
Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
Water companies fined £158m over polluting waterways; calls for nationalisation grow
Sewage pollution levels in this river are 100 times safe ‘limits’. The fight is now on to clean it up
Sewage pollution levels in this river are 100 times safe ‘limits’. The fight is now on to clean it up
Sewage pollution in the Ouseburn – which runs from near the city’s airport to the Tyne – is a staggering 100 times higher than safe standards
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Our recent article on Matt Staniek’s campaign to save Windermere from sewage pollution prompted a big response from readers
Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’
Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back
Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Time has been vital for my success – I can’t imagine losing three hours a day walking for water
Time has been vital for my success – I can’t imagine losing three hours a day walking for water
Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK’s privatised water companies
Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK’s privatised water companies
Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it’s not enough
Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it’s not enough
‘Clean up the filth!’: Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
‘Clean up the filth!’: Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
Thames Water forced to pay back millions to customers over pollution – but campaigners say it doesn’t go far enough
Thames Water forced to pay back millions to customers over pollution – but campaigners say it doesn’t go far enough
UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit
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
‘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
Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
Your views on our water supply: wrecked by privatisation
Your views on our water supply: wrecked by privatisation
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
The UK government still doesn’t know what its environmental targets are
