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Pools and well-watered gardens cause at least as damaging as climate emergency or population growthThe swimming pools, well-watered gardens and clean cars of the rich are driving water crises in cities at least as much as the climate emergency or popul…
Bathing waters in Rutland, Devon and Suffolk will be monitored for water quality regularlyWild swimming fans will be able to enjoy access to four new sites in the UK that are being designated as bathing waters ahead of summer, the government has announ…
Reservoirs whose water levels had plummeted during punishing drought have recovered – but officials warn of ‘weather whiplash’Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land a…
Campaigners aiming to clean up waterways lodge complaint after government rejects FoI requests for details why applications failedLocal communities fighting to clean up their rivers by creating protected bathing areas have been refused access to the re…
Shadow minister submits bill to curb spills as Environment Agency reveals sewage was dumped for almost 1m hours last yearMinisters have treated coastal communities as if they are “open sewers”, Labour has said, after a damaging analysis of Environment …
Risk of unrest rises amid fourth dry year, poor grain harvest, weak economy and likely food subsidy cutsTunisia has introduced water rationing as the country suffers its fourth year of severe drought.The state water distribution company, Sonede, has al…
The Natural Resources Access Regulator is also prosecuting the alleged theft of water by another irrigator near Wentworth on the MurraySign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityA R…
Party is striking chord with ‘blue wall’ voters by championing a classic environmental issuePosing for the cameras with a photogenic dog is something of an election campaign cliche, but as Ed Davey picks up Marvin, an affectionately squirming norfolk t…
At launch of cleaner water plan, minister says those who say they can end problem are ‘detached from reality’ or dishonestPolitics live – latest updatesThérèse Coffey has admitted she cannot end the sewage scandal, in what critics are calling a “comple…
Many blue flag beaches were covered in waste, and Brighton was among the worst-hit, Lib Dem report showsEngland’s most celebrated beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, new figures show.Many beaches with blue flag status– an internation…