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Sewage

Sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture pollution, study reveals

Risk

Sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture pollution, study reveals

Research finds sewage pollution, whether treated or untreated, is primary driver of increased nutrients, algae, and sewage fungus in UK rivers

clock 21 September 2023 • 4 min read
'Environmental vandalism': Anger as watchdog says government may have broken law over sewage spills

Legislation

'Environmental vandalism': Anger as watchdog says government may have broken law over sewage spills

Office of Environmental Protection identifies 'possible failures to comply with environmental law in relation to regulatory oversight of untreated sewage discharges'

clock 12 September 2023 • 6 min read
'We are sorry': Water industry promises £10bn sewage pollution plan 'to put things right'

Policy

'We are sorry': Water industry promises £10bn sewage pollution plan 'to put things right'

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

clock 16 May 2023 • 8 min read
Spotting sewage from space? Satellite AI project aims to predict Devon pollution spills

IT

Spotting sewage from space? Satellite AI project aims to predict Devon pollution spills

Ordnance Survey and CGI to lead project to combat sewage pollution spills at a nature reserve in Devon

clock 12 May 2023 • 3 min read
Defra to expand sewage overflow targets to England's coasts and estuaries

Policy

Defra to expand sewage overflow targets to England's coasts and estuaries

Government escalates crackdown on water company sewage dumping in wake of huge losses at last week's local election

clock 09 May 2023 • 3 min read
Onshore wind 'ban', sewage rows, and net zero goes exponential: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

BusinessGreen

Onshore wind 'ban', sewage rows, and net zero goes exponential: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

clock 28 April 2023 • 1 min read
'Polluter must pay': South West Water hit with record £2.1m fine for pollution offences

Waste

'Polluter must pay': South West Water hit with record £2.1m fine for pollution offences

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

clock 27 April 2023 • 4 min read
'Scandalous': Government blocks Labour Sewage Discharge Bill, as Ministers vow to put storm overflow target into law

Politics

'Scandalous': Government blocks Labour Sewage Discharge Bill, as Ministers vow to put storm overflow target into law

Government announces plan to put targets to reduce storm overflows on a legal footing, as MPs block Labour's rival bill for tackling water pollution crisis

clock 25 April 2023 • 7 min read
Labour to force Parliamentary vote on proposed Sewage Discharge Bill

Politics

Labour to force Parliamentary vote on proposed Sewage Discharge Bill

Party to use Opposition Day Motion to force MPs to consider proposed legislation that would make sewage monitoring and fines legally binding

clock 24 April 2023 • 4 min read
Fight them on the beaches: Could the squabble over sewage cause a stink at May's local elections?

Politics

Fight them on the beaches: Could the squabble over sewage cause a stink at May's local elections?

The ongoing row over the UK's sewage spills looks set to be a major issue for local voters, but there are no quick fixes or easy answers to the crisis

clock 13 April 2023 • 10 min read
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