Rivers
Queen could revoke Davidstow cheddar royal warrant over river pollution
Palace says cheesemakers to Queen must keep up with environmental standards or risk removal of coat of arms
Helena Horton Environment reporter
29, Jun, 2022 @12:33 PM
Ofwat extends sewage dumping inquiry to include South West Water
Regulator expands investigation after suggestions water firm was not complying with legal obligations
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
28, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM
Oyster and kelp farmers join calls to future-proof NSW south coast’s blue economy
Experts warn the region’s marine environment is undergoing a ‘dynamic state of change’ due to climate warming, freshwater runoff and storms
Elizabeth Walton
26, Jun, 2022 @5:30 PM
One of UK’s biggest dairy firms fined £1.5m for polluting Cornwall river
Dairy Crest sentenced for repeatedly breaching environmental permit at Davidstow creamery
Isabella Kaminski
23, Jun, 2022 @4:47 PM
‘We worry about it disappearing’: alarm grows over Italy’s drought-hit Po River
Drought blighting country’s longest waterway continues as economic hub battles climate crisis
Angela Giuffrida in Gualtieri
17, Jun, 2022 @10:13 AM
Factory farming is turning this beautiful British river into an open sewer | George Monbiot
The Wye is being killed by toxic industrial chicken factories. Such disasters are happening all over the UK, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
George Monbiot
10, Jun, 2022 @11:00 AM
Activists take water regulator Ofwat to court over sewage in English and Welsh rivers
Environmental group Wild Justice seeks judicial review of Ofwat’s alleged failure to monitor water firms and act on discharges
Sandra Laville
09, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM
National Farmers Union funding legal challenges to curbs on river pollution
Exclusive: Environmental groups criticise NFU for helping companies to fight Defra rules on nitrates in waterways
Wil Crisp
27, May, 2022 @12:00 PM
A sweet spot on the banks of the Thames | Brief letters
Brief letters: An ode to Three Men in a Boat | Ditch the duvet | Mike Davis obituary | Just the ticket
Letters
25, May, 2022 @3:24 PM
Only one bathing river spot around Oxford has bacteria within safe levels, study finds
Other seven locations popular with locals have high concentrations of harmful bacteria due to sewage and livestock
Sandra Laville
25, May, 2022 @2:29 PM
Shiny but deadly – don’t throw goldfish in rivers, pet owners told
Unwanted lockdown goldfish pose a triple threat to native species in UK waterways, study reveals
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
25, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
A year on the River Thames, part one – in pictures
The first in a series of photo essays looking at a year in the life of the great River Thames. Jill Mead, a longtime London resident and urban photographer, takes a look at the many sides and seasons of the waterway
Jill Mead
23, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
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