Pollution

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay tells water firms in England and Wales that 'no one should profit from illegal behaviour'

CO2 impact of London’s petrol vehicles rises 1.5 per cent as capital remains world's slowest city to drive through, according to TomTom Traffic Index

Environment Agency scraps £250,000 cap on fines as it looks to crack down on sewage, agricultural, illegal waste, and air pollution offences

Households to face higher bills under water sector proposals to deliver record investment to tackle pollution and boost security of supply

Conservative Environment Network urges government to impose ambitious inland bathing water site target following water company apology

Mea culpa follows rising public anger over the dire state of England's rivers, lakes, and coastlines following repeated dumping of raw sewage by water companies

South West Water fined more than £2m for wave of environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall

The Labour Party has used new figures from the Environment Agency to launch a fresh attack on the Conservatives for the impact of sewage pollution in the UK

Calls for water industry benchmarks and bans for bosses presiding over serious pollution, as Lords Committee slams insufficient investment that has left British waterways 'up sewage creek'

New data from TomTom shows UK capital consumes more diesel and petrol on a per mile basis than anywhere else in the world, thanks in large part to rush hour congestion