Water Pollution

Somerset councilors have called for rivers to be cleaned-up after reports of "poo islands" forming in waterways.

Raw sewage was dumped into England’s open waters 372,533 times in 2021, according to new figures released by the Environment Agency

It is feared thousands of fish have been wiped out between Cookstown and Stewartstown.The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that huge volumes of slurry spilled into the River Claggan at the weekend and has now spread into the Killymoon and Ballinderry Rivers.

A Herefordshire farm’s bid to build six “large” poultry units has been rejected on environmental grounds.

Almost nine in ten storm overflows now have monitoring devices providing vital information about their use to hold water companies to account and drive environmental protections, data published today (31 March) shows.

A charity has called on England’s Environment Agency to address pollution in the river Wye coming from over the border in Wales

A CAMPAIGN group has called for urgent action after ongoing development has seen sediment and dirty water flood through Calais Woods in Dunfermline.

Heavy rainfall and spillages mean plastic ‘bio beads’ used to filter waste water are being washed into watercourses and polluting the marine environment

Serious concerns have been raised as planning applications in Wrexham are said to be “standing still” due to targets to reduce phosphate pollution levels in Welsh rivers.

A national survey has found that Wales's Eurasian Otter population is showing signs of decline