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Researchers point to contaminated water after ‘forever chemicals’ found in all but one of 23 sampled beersWhat are Pfas? Everything you need to knowAll but one of 23 beers sampled for toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” contained the compounds, new research…
Hosepipe ban could follow, says Environment Agency, after England had driest February-April period on recordA drought has been declared in north-west England as reservoir levels dwindle.Hosepipe bans could follow, the Environment Agency said, though th…
‘Nationally significant’ status granted to reservoirs in East Anglia and Lincolnshire with seven more planned by 2050The government has ordered the building of two reservoirs, the first to be built in England for more than 30 years.The lack of reservoi…
Government’s draft legislation also includes ban on releasing disposable party balloons into the environmentThe Spanish government is preparing a law that will oblige wet wipe manufacturers to cover the costs of cleaning huge wads of their product from…
After Ofwat imposes two fines totalling £123m, environment secretary says ‘era of profiting from failure is over’Business live – latest updatesThames Water has been hit with a record £104m fine over environmental breaches involving sewage spills, after…
Chris Weston, boss of Britain’s biggest water company, faces questions over ‘paused’ executive bonus schemeThe chief executive of Thames Water has been ordered to tell MPs whether any executives have received payments from a controversial bonus package…
An inquiry found that Nestlé and French officials had concealed the company’s practice of filtering Perrier water it labels “natural.” The head of Nestlé has suggested that human activity is making pure water scarcer.
Firms among England and Wales suppliers facing record 81 investigations as sources say ‘polluter will pay’ for their costTwo of Britain’s biggest water companies, Thames Water and Anglian Water, face more than 50 criminal investigations between them as…
Report finds Nestlé used purification treatments that were unauthorised for natural mineral waterFrance’s lucrative mineral water industry is under scrutiny after a report by the senate found the French government had covered up a scandal over illegal …
Anglers say more than a third of freshwater sites breach phosphate levels for good ecological statusUK politics live – latest updatesCitizen testing of rivers in England and Wales by anglers reveals that more than a third of freshwater sites breach pho…