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Campaigners say introduction of feasibility test in England and Wales over bathing status is ‘snub to communities’Rivers are unlikely to be granted the protections of bathing water status under the government’s changes to the system, campaigners have s…
After fears £11m would be diverted to Treasury, money will be spent on restoring polluted areas where penalties issuedMillions of pounds of fines imposed on water firms will fund environmental schemes to protect the country’s waterways after fears the …
Group claims regulator signed off on ‘broken system’ making customers pay for industry’s neglect An environmental group is to take legal action against Ofwat, the water regulator, accusing it of unlawfully making customers pay for decades of neglect by…
Conservationists say the rodents will fix ecosystems and bring wildlife back to wetlands‘I feel real hope’: historic beaver release marks conservation milestone in England Beavers have been legally released for the first time into England’s rivers. Con…
Every year, volunteers brave the icy Tuel Lane lock in West Yorkshire to clear leaves, litter – and pickled onionsIt is said that an imitation Rolex watch was once found during the spring clean of the UK’s deepest canal lock. Today the most glamorous d…
Chris Jones is behind change in law to release beavers in England after witnessing the incredible benefits on his land• Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuriesChris Jones, a beef farmer, is very proud of his beave…
Inquiry set up by academics and campaigners to rival ‘too limited’ government-established commissionA “people’s commission” on the future of the water industry will travel across England and Wales taking evidence from the public and environmental campa…
Bill pushed through by Republicans awaits governor’s signature to outlaw addition of mineral to waterUtah is poised to become the first state to ban fluoride from its water systems with a bill now before its Republican governor, Spencer Cox.The bill ou…
Dry pattern seen among entire ‘lower basin’ of the Colorado River, including Arizona and desert cities such as Las VegasDramatic rainstorms earlier this month brought more than 6in of rain to the California mountains – a full month’s worth of rain in l…
Activists warn new designation for projects such as pipelines threatens US wetlands and watersEnvironmentalists were outraged on Wednesday after the Trump administration moved to fast-track fossil fuel projects through the permitting process, with acti…