Water Pollution

A British river has the worst microplastic pollution in the world, researchers have found, with levels even greater than hugely built-up areas such as in South Korea and Hong Kong.

A Welsh conservation programme to save a highly endangered species is celebrating a major milestone after a captive-bred population has successfully spawned in the wild for the first time.

A complaint has been made to the European Commission about the Welsh Government’s handling of agricultural pollution.

The fish were either dead or gasping

Compliance with the law on Scotland’s environment is non-negotiable.

Environment Agency secures £155,000 in charitable donations through Enforcement Undertakings following pollution incidents

Nearly nine out of 10 rivers in England fail to meet standards for good environmental quality, a report from the Environment Agency warns. EA Chief Says Penalties for Water Pollution Should be Tougher…….

A company which ran an unauthorised anaerobic digester that caused a fish kill in a a tributary of an important salmon river has been fined £1,600

The ammonia reading was 80 times what you’d expect in a clean river supporting trout and salmon.

A HAREWOOD farmer has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs for polluting a beck with slurry.