Paris Mayor to swim in Seine to prove water quality
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will swim in the Seine to demonstrate that it is clean enough for the…
Tag: river pollution
Raw sewage spills double in England’s waters
Sewage spills into England's rivers and seas more than doubled last year, with 3.6 million…
Severn Trent faces £2m fine for River Trent pollution incident
An investigation found that the water supplier had inadequate contingency plans, including a…
Thames Water sewage discharges affecting Oxford rivers upstream
Thames Water treatment plants, including those on multiple rivers and the Thames itself, are…
Major UK water firms accused of illegal sewage discharges
Three major water companies in the UK are suspected of engaging in illegal sewage discharges…
UK scraps EU water pollution rules to build 100,000 homes
The government has unveiled plans to eliminate EU-era regulations related to nutrient…
“Raw sewage floods sensitive UK wilderness areas for 300,000 hours”
Nearly 1,200 sewage overflow pipes in England and Wales discharged raw sewage for over 300,000…
Thames Water fined £3.34m for polluting rivers
A judge has ruled that Thames Water's actions resulted in severe pollution of rivers in…
Largest criminal investigation into potential sewage permit breaches launched
The Environment Agency's initial assessment suggests "widespread" and…
‘Toxic chemical cocktails found in over 1,600 English water sites’
Up to 101 chemicals have been detected in river samples, including the rivers Mersey, Thames,…
