MPs question water company bosses over pollution incidents
The EFRA Committee plans to address the CEOs of United Utilities and South West Water over…
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South West Water increases compensation to £115 after contamination
South West Water increases compensation to £115 for customers in Brixham affected by…
South West Water advises boiling water due to parasite outbreak
South West Water has urged residents in Alston and the Hillhead area of Brixham to boil their…
One in five UK adults still flush wet wipes
Despite 76% of adults being aware of the environmental harm, nearly one in five admit to…
Bacteria can “eat” plastic pollution in Britain’s lakes
New research found that a specific type of bacteria uses plastic as food and is able to break…
“Not a single river in England is free from pollution”
Just 14% of English rivers meet "good ecological status", according to the…
Petroleum products found in tap water of homes near Pearl Harbor
Officials urged people living on a military base in Hawaii not to drink or consume tap water
‘Nearly half of Brits don’t want fracking near their homes’
Nearly half (47%) of Brits wouldn’t be happy for shale gas drilling to take place within 10…
Osborne’s tax sweetener to ‘reassure fracking is profitable’
The Chancellor is offering “sweetheart” tax deals to the industry just to reassure them that…
