Pollution

Environment Agency warns 'fundamental shift in culture and behaviour' is urgently needed across water sector to tackle dire pollution performance

Almost 4,000 people join legal claim against Welsh Water and poultry firms Avara Foods and Freemans of Newent over river pollution in the Wye catchment

Over 50 projects to tackle water pollution in rivers, lakes, and seas to access new funding pot

Latest enforcement decisions mean regulator has handed down more than £240m in wastewater fines during 2025, following five investigations

General public overwhelmingly back policies to reduce waste, with two thirds claiming they would change habits to end 'throwaway culture'

Sparxell's founder and CEO reflects how the industrial colour sector could eliminate toxic dyes and mined metals and minerals

English bathing water sites far more likely to be rated poor quality than those in the EU, new Best for Britain study claims - however, Defra argues data does not represent 'full picture'

Environment Agency claims 'consistently poor performance' from England's water firms is driven by years of underinvestment and worsening climate impacts, as reports suggest Ofwat could be abolished

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP) aims to complete 'scientific trifecta' for the environment alongside the IPCC and IPBES

Local projects to tackle 'record levels' of sewage will directly benefit from fines and penalties levied against water companies