The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking waterFor centuries, the rock was seen as a warning. When it began to emerge from the Danube, beneath Gellért...
Read MoreDroughts that were once a century now happen every year, and the impact on wildlife, industrial output and culture itself is catastrophicLast week, 186 passengers had to be evacuated from the cruise ship Viking Ullur, after it...
Read MoreIndustrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide?There’s a slightly mean question I often ask British people with an interest...
Read MoreCity plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling unitsAs heatwaves intensify across Europe, most cities are reaching for a familiar fix of more air...
Read MoreGuided by floating barriers, the Interceptor has already stopped more than 143,000lbs of rubbish from entering the Pacific from one LA riverOn an overcast June morning, I step from the rubber-sided Zodiac boat on to a floating...
Read MoreFor 150 years, the Mease had been altered by human hands, which destroyed habitats. But in 2013, a restoration project began – and now its wetlands are abuzz with wildlife‘A noisy river is a healthy river,” says Ruth Needham of...
Read MoreUnwanted vessels left to decay release fibreglass shards into the water, harming marine life. Steve Green – with his trusty van Cecil – is determined to clean things upSteve Green, a boat engineer from Cornwall, was pulled over...
Read MoreIn 1999, Heather Preen contracted E coli on the beach. Two weeks later she died. Now, as a new Channel 4 show dramatises the scandal, her mother, Julie Maughan, explains why she is still looking for someone to take...
Read MoreStill rare only 20 years ago, the charismatic animals are in almost every UK river and a conservation success storyOn a quiet Friday evening, an otter and a fox trot through Lincoln city centre. The pair scurry past charity...
Read MoreWhile famously rainswept, climate crisis, population growth and profligacy mean the once unthinkable could be possibleDuring the drought of 2022, London came perilously close to running out of water. Water companies and the...
Read MoreResearch shows difficulties ahead for ministers if they are to keep manifesto pledge to extend riverside public accessCampaigners in Devon are calling for a right to the riverbank after finding their local river, the Dart, has...
Read MoreWhen a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s futureIf Agneta Bruno closes her eyes, the soapy smell...
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