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30 water treatment works released 11bn litres of raw sewage in a year, study suggests
Exclusive: Researchers analysed works run by nine water and sewerage companies in England and Wales
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
27, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay out £14.7bn in dividends as customers foot sewage costs
With cost of cleanup to be passed on to bill payers, analysis shows they will also pay £624 more by 2030 to fund investor payouts
Sandra Laville
20, May, 2023 @3:54 PM
Revealed: warning to ministers over privatised water kept secret since 2002
Author calls for disclosure of his report that ‘shows why private equity dominance in England has proved so disastrous’
Sandra Laville
20, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
Water companies criticised for passing £10bn sewage bill on to customers
Clean water activists say industry’s promise to reduce pollution should not be taken on trust
Sandra Laville
18, May, 2023 @3:03 PM
RSPB calls for suspension of game-bird releases over avian flu fears
Charity says stocking countryside for shooting season would be catastrophic with disease still a major threat to wild birds
Sandra Laville
18, May, 2023 @1:05 PM
Pledges and apologies will not be enough to clear UK waters of raw sewage
Activists plan to keep holding firms to account as some suggest it is customers who should be compensated
Sandra Laville
18, May, 2023 @11:09 AM
Down the drain: how billions of pounds are sucked out of England’s water system
Visualised: where does the money from your bills go?
Anna Leach, Ellen Wishart, Sandra Laville and Carmen Aguilar García
18, May, 2023 @10:58 AM
Air pollution transparency rules among EU laws to be scrapped by UK
Government has rowed back on plans to ditch 4,000 laws but key pollution legislation still slated to go
Sandra Laville
16, May, 2023 @12:12 PM
Leader of Kenyan waste pickers: ‘We are the backbone of recycling’
After a childhood on the dump, John Chweya wants to ensure rights are enshrined in plastic pollution treaty
Sandra Laville
12, May, 2023 @12:00 PM
Environment Agency pulls £50m scheme to protect homes in England from flooding
Businesses that put together bids for flood doors, non-return valves and waterproof floors say they have spent tens of thousands
Sandra Laville
12, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
River pollution becomes key issue in English local elections
Discharge of raw sewage is mainstream concern in first local elections since Guardian revealed scale of problem
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
01, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
Dartford Bridge protester warned not to talk to media from prison, says partner
Marcus Decker, who is serving long sentence for non-violent action last year, reprimanded by officials
Sandra Laville
28, Apr, 2023 @1:00 PM
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