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water pollution

'Water companies now need to rise to this challenge': Ofwat approves record £104bn upgrade plan

Investment

'Water companies now need to rise to this challenge': Ofwat approves record £104bn upgrade plan

Confirmation average bills are to rise 36 per cent sparks anger, but industry insists increases are essential for tackling sewage pollution

clock 19 December 2024 • 5 min read
Water pollution: Watchdog accuses Defra of major legal failings over sewage pollution

Legislation

Water pollution: Watchdog accuses Defra of major legal failings over sewage pollution

Office for Environmental Protection warns Defra, the Environment Agency, and Ofwat could face court action unless immediate efforts are made to remedy alleged breaches of laws governing sewage overflows

clock 17 December 2024 • 6 min read
'A win-win for the economy and nature': Labour confirms plan to overhaul 'nutrient neutrality' rules

Legislation

'A win-win for the economy and nature': Labour confirms plan to overhaul 'nutrient neutrality' rules

Steve Reed and Angela Rayner signal intention to revamp a planning system that is currently failing both prospective homeowners and nature

clock 16 December 2024 • 6 min read
Environment watchdog to investigate farming water pollution rules

Legislation

Environment watchdog to investigate farming water pollution rules

Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) warns government guidance over application of farming water rules 'may be unlawful'

clock 18 November 2024 • 4 min read
'Our water system urgently needs fixing': UK and Welsh governments launch Independent Water Commission

Policy

'Our water system urgently needs fixing': UK and Welsh governments launch Independent Water Commission

New Water Commission aims to strengthen regulation, boost investment, and encourage reform of the water sector

clock 22 October 2024 • 5 min read
Water firms ordered to return £157m to customers over environmental and customer service failings

Policy

Water firms ordered to return £157m to customers over environmental and customer service failings

Ofwat publishes 'damning' appraisal of water companies lack of progress towards raft of environmental targets

clock 08 October 2024 • 7 min read
The Water (Special Measures) Bill is a significant step forward in fixing our broken water system

Politics

The Water (Special Measures) Bill is a significant step forward in fixing our broken water system

Environment Secretary Steve Reed sets out how Labour intends to 'fundamentally transform how our entire water system works'

clock 05 September 2024 • 15 min read
Study: Pollution threatens nature in quarter of England's neighbourhoods

Policy

Study: Pollution threatens nature in quarter of England's neighbourhoods

Damaging levels of water, air, noise, and light pollution found in thousands of areas across England, according to Friends of the Earth

clock 03 September 2024 • 4 min read
UN: Clean freshwater availability declining in half of nations worldwide

Climate change

UN: Clean freshwater availability declining in half of nations worldwide

Lakes, rivers, and aquifers degrading in half of world’s countries, putting the health and livelihoods of billions of people under threat, UN warns

clock 28 August 2024 • 5 min read
Alarm raised over Windermere sewage 'timebomb'

Biodiversity

Alarm raised over Windermere sewage 'timebomb'

Actor Steve Coogan joins campaign calling for urgent action to tackle pollution in England's largest lake

clock 15 April 2024 • 5 min read
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