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Inaccurate coverage of Environment Agency investigation at Lake Windermere

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 15 May 2024 - Categories: Environment Agency, water
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Today we are looking at inaccurate coverage of the Environment Agency’s involvement in a pollution incident at Bowness-on-Windermere.

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Coverage on water company fines for pollution

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 February 2023 - Categories: Environment Agency, Pollution

As part of The Times Clean It Up campaign there are claims that water companies could “escape higher fines” for spilling sewage into rivers and seas. This is not the case. We have been clear that all options – including …

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Government response to the Times’ Clean It Up Campaign

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 February 2023 - Categories: water

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.

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