'Things need to change': From company fines to wet wipe bans, can Defra's Plan for Water turn Britain's pollution crisis around?

Cecilia Keating
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Sewage discharges have threatened the ecology of Lake Windermere in Cumbria  | Credit: iStock
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Sewage discharges have threatened the ecology of Lake Windermere in Cumbria | Credit: iStock

Proposals to ban wet wipes, dole out 'unlimited fines' for law-breaking water companies, and fast-track investment in key infrastructure received mixed response from green groups

The government has today published a new water strategy, reiterating its plans to introduce stronger regulation and tougher enforcement on water companies that dump sewage in English and Welsh waterways....

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