Water Pollution
‘Thousands of gallons of fuel’ leak into river as residents hit out
Suspected fuel contamination has affected a huge stretch of the River Esk in Musselburgh […]
Water Pollution
Water Pollution
Call for action over sewage being dumped in Shropshire’s rivers
Calls are being made for Shropshire Council to help clean up the county’s rivers by putting pressure on Severn Trent to mitigate the impact of sewage pollution. […]
Water Pollution
More than 80km of River Wear polluted by zinc, cadmium and lead, report shows
More than 80km of rivers in Weardale, County Durham have been polluted by abandoned metal mines […]
Water Pollution
Check your oil tank to prevent pollution
Leaked fuel causes far-reaching damage to the environment – it can kill plants, harm wildlife, pollute rivers and contaminate drinking water. […]
Water Pollution
Investors argue the EU’s agricultural subsidies are not green, they are harmful
A group of global investors representing more than $3.5 trillion (€3.1 trillion) in assets has urged the European Commission not to allow intensive farming to be labelled as a sustainable activity. […]
Water Pollution
Radioactivity in the environment report shows impact of radioactive discharges is well within dose limits
The latest Radioactivity in Food and the Environment Report (RIFE 26) has been published today (4 November) and shows that levels and concentrations of man-made radioactivity measured in the environment during 2020 were well within international dose limits. […]
Water Pollution
Environment Agency rules out chemical pollution as likely cause of Teesside crab deaths
The Environment Agency has ruled out chemical pollution as a likely cause of the deaths of thousands of crabs and lobsters that have been washed ashore along the Teesside and North Yorkshire coast […]
Water Pollution
Shellfish areas polluted by sewage tens of thousands of times last year
Shellfish areas around the UK were polluted by human sewage tens of thousands of times last year, data reveals. […]
Water Pollution
Plastic Pollution Overruns the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean is considered to be one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world, with hundreds of tons of plastic blowing into the sea, mainly from land, every single year. […]
Legislation
They’re all at it: England’s water companies admit pumping illegal levels of sewage into rivers
All of England’s combined water and sewage companies have admitted pumping likely illegal levels of waste into rivers, the Environment Agency (EA) has revealed. […]