Water Pollution
NRW to tackle pollution from abandoned Powys metal mines
Natural Resources Wales is looking to tackle pollution from abandoned metal mines in a community between Llanidloes and Machynlleth. The Dylife Metal Mine Project aims to…
Pollution that killed 100,000 fish in Peterborough streams ‘has passed through’
Pollution that has killed more than 100,000 fish in streams running through Nene Park, Peterborough, “has passed through” says the Environment Agency. A spokesperson for the Environment…
Investigation into Nottinghamshire canal pollution from new estate amid dying fish
A housebuilder says it is urgently trying to address an issue at a construction site that is polluting a Nottinghamshire canal. Parish councillors in the village of Awsworth…
Farms cause more river pollution than water companies
Farmers are responsible for polluting more rivers than water companies, a new report finds today, but are not earning enough money from their land to address…
Environmental Impacts of Cobalt and Lithium Mining
The Environmental Consequences of Cobalt and Lithium Extraction on Water Quality Introduction As the world transitions toward a more sustainable and electrified future, the demand for…
Cornwall is officially England’s water pollution hotspot, new figures show
New figures show Cornwall has recorded more water pollution incidents than anywhere else in England. Cornwall has seen more water pollution incidents than any other local…
England raw sewage taskforce has only met once in last year, FoI request reveals
Storm overflows group has been promoted by ministers as evidence they are taking issue seriously The storm overflows taskforce set up by the government to tackle…
Water chief blames wild swimmers and canoeists for highlighting sewage scandal
Water UK boss David Henderson said there has been an explosion in swimming Lord Cromwell criticized him, saying: ‘Surely that isn’t the problem at all David…