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Thousands more people across Devon and Cornwall could join case against water firm A group legal claim against South West Water alleging sewage pollution into coastal waters is harming businesses and individuals has been expanded across Devon and Corn…
As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead There is a moment in Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business when Julie Maughan holds the body of her dead child and lets out an anguishe…
Company admits three pollution events that killed fish and insects in Pools Brook country park near ChesterfieldA water company has been fined more than £700,000 for repeatedly releasing sewage into a stream.Yorkshire Water was issued with the penalty …
Environment watchdog says water corporation is ‘responsible for ensuring it doesn’t pollute our beautiful beaches’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales envir…
Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in New ZealandA tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into…
Island’s reservoirs hit record lows even before tourist season starts as Cypriots are warned ‘every drop counts’Europe live – latest updatesAuthorities in Cyprus have urged residents to reduce their water intake by 10% – the equivalent of two minutes’ …
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sitesA string of toxic pollution hotspots has been uncovered across Cumbria and Lancashire, with high levels of the banned cancer-causing “forever ch…
Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertaintyThe future of the American west hung in the balance after seven states remained at a stalemate over who should bear the bru…
Choice could prove difficult for Thames Water, which is trying to push through a water recycling scheme nearbyThe first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London has been proposed as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across the c…
Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardestThere is outrage among some politicians and activists after the US Congress voted to slash $125m for replacing toxic lead drinking w…