Post-Punk Legend Leads Fight for Clean Water as Britain’s ‘Sewage Czar’
Feargal Sharkey, best known as the lead singer of the Undertones, has become one of the loudest voices demanding that Britain’s private water companies clean up their act.
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Queensland plan to build new desalination plant sparks calls for better use of existing recycled water facility
As Annastacia Palaszczuk announces a desal plant costing up to $8bn, experts point out a $2.7bn recycled water scheme is being left largely dormantFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app…
Groundwater a significant source of pollution on Great Barrier Reef, study shows
New research casts doubt on effectiveness of targetting surface runoff only and highlights need to use fertilisers more efficiently, experts sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastScientists say they have discovered…
Flash Flooding Hits Indian State After Heavy Rain
The deadly floods this week affected tens of thousands of people in the state of Sikkim.
Hundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s rivers
Exclusive: No regulator is monitoring scale of impact of dangerous chemicals on wildlife or public healthA toxic cocktail of damaging chemicals created by road pollution is flowing into England’s rivers and no regulator is monitoring the scale of its i…
Watchdog berates Thames Water and Southern Water over level of complaints
Two utilities deemed ‘standout poor performers’ with so many complaints it skews industry’s overall performanceUnder-fire Southern Water and Thames Water have been named the “standout poor performers” in handling complaints from customers over the past…
English water firms face backlash over plans to ask customers to pay £96bn to cut leaks
Upgrades and plans for 30,000 new jobs depend on adding up to £156 extra a year on billsAnalysis: who will pay for the water industry plan?Competitors report falling ill after triathlon eventBusiness live – latest updatesWater companies are facing a ba…
Competitors report falling ill after triathlon event in waters of river Eden
Investigation begins as people complain of diarrhoea and vomiting after swimming in Hever Castle’s lakeThe organisers of a triathlon on a lake fed by the River Eden in Kent have launched an investigation after a number of competitors fell ill with diar…
‘The dog’s very happy’: water-conscious Swedish islanders compete for ugliest lawn title
Competition aimed at encouraging Gotland residents to save water is being copied elsewhereDry, brown grass is no longer a source of shame on one Swedish island where residents have been competing over the “ugliest lawn” in an attempt to save water – an…
Severn Trent customer water bills to rise by almost 37% by end of decade
Firm raises £1bn in investment – half from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund – to improve network over five yearsSevern Trent is to increase customers’ bills by almost 37% by the end of the decade and has raised £1bn in investment – half from Qatar’s sover…