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Too many water companies still failing to protect environment

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 July 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
River through green banks and trees

This afternoon’s blog looks at media coverage of the Environment Agency’s annual assessment of the environmental performance of England’s water companies.

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Environment Bill returns to Parliament

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 26 May 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Grass Ends, Willoughby on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire

Today we are looking at media coverage of the return of the Environment Bill to Parliament ahead of Royal Assent in the Autumn.

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£2.8bn water company investment to help green recovery

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 17 May 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
People standing on the green banks of the River Wharfe near Ilkley

In today's blog we look at coverage of Ofwat’s announcement of a draft package of over £2.7 billion investment from water companies as part of their plans to help the country build back greener from the pandemic.

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Measures to reduce harm from storm overflows to be made law

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 29 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Image of stones in a river

Today we look at coverage in the Guardian, Telegraph, Times and Yorkshire Post about our plans to bring in legislation to reduce sewage discharges by water companies into rivers.

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