Defra body, created to overhaul system amid public fury, may force firms to be run for public good rather than shareholder returnsNew water regulator must create environmental enforcer that is fearedWater companies in England...
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Read MoreMinister approved Thames Water project at location prioritised by Sadiq Khan for wild swimmingLabour appeared to be in disarray on Wednesday over ambitions to clean up the River Thames for swimming.The mayor of London, Sadiq...
Read MoreBig River Watch scheme asks general public to help monitor state of rivers after years of deregulationRivers will be checked for sewage and other pollution by the general public this month in an attempt to assess the health of...
Read MoreOfwat to penalise Thames, Northumbrian and Yorkshire for ‘catalogue of failure’ over illegal dischargesBusiness live – latest updatesThames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water will be fined a record £168m...
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Read MoreProtest features 350 environmental groups demanding more robust action on UK wildlife lossThousands of people marched through central London to urge political leaders to take more decisive action in tackling the UK’s...
Read MoreExclusive: Party wants to appeal to voters’ patriotism by improving access to nature and green spacesLocal communities would be given the right to buy up derelict eyesores and turn them into parks under a Labour...
Read MoreGovernment’s farming recovery fund scheme stipulates proximity to designated major riversFarmers who have their entire cropping land submerged underwater have found they are ineligible for a government flooding hardship...
Read MoreLabour party analysis of figures since 2010 shows raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours last yearWaterborne diseases such as dysentery and Weil’s disease have risen by 60% since 2010 in England, new figures...
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