Government takes swift action to strengthen regulation to tackle sewage discharges, as the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) announces next steps in their investigation into the regulation of network combined sewer overflows.
Today we are looking at misleading coverage on the Water (Special Measures) Bill
Today we are looking at inaccurate coverage of the Environment Agency’s involvement in a pollution incident at Bowness-on-Windermere.
Today we look at media coverage of a new £11m fund for local water quality projects.
Today we are looking at coverage of today’s judicial review on the Environment Agency’s Farming Rules for Water.
Today, we are looking at coverage of Operator Self Monitoring in The i.
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.
Today we are looking at coverage in the Times of the Environment Agency’s inspections of bathing water pollution incidents.
This government wants clean and safe rivers, lakes and seas, and we have been clear that we will hold water companies to account if they do not comply with our environmental regulations.
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.