There has been inaccurate coverage in the i this weekend following the launch of their Save Britain’s Rivers campaign. The headline claim on Saturday that only 6% of Britain’s rivers are on course to be healthy by 2027 is completely …
The Times has launched its Clean It Up campaign which calls for more action to tackle water pollution. We welcome the awareness it will raise of this critically important issue and scrutiny on the work being taken to tackle it.
There has been coverage following the Environment Agency’s publication of updated River Basin Management Plans for England, which incorrectly claims that the target for Good status of England’s water bodies has moved back to 2063.
Under new plans, money from water company fines will be invested directly back into environmental and water quality improvement projects.
Today we are looking at coverage in the Times of the Environment Agency’s inspections of bathing water pollution incidents.
The latest National Drought Group meeting forecasts average rainfall over winter will not be enough to prevent drought conditions in some areas next year.
There has been widespread media coverage of the Environment Secretary’s announcement that he will bring forward proposals to raise the civil penalty for water companies who pollute the environment by 1,000-fold - from £250,000 to up to £250 million.
Untreated sewage can be devastating to human health, local biodiversity and our environment. Water companies must take urgent action to address sewage discharges. That’s why we are already taking action.
There has been positive pick-up of Water Minister Steve Double’s calls for greater investment from water companies to address leakage, at a time when water resources are in the spotlight as parts of the country move into drought. Writing for …
Today there has been widespread coverage of water company performance in light of ongoing dry weather.