Fish deaths in #England’s #rivers rise tenfold in four years

More than 216,000 fish died in 2022-2023, when England recorded a 54% increase in #sewage spills
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/fish-deaths-in-englands-rivers-rise-tenfold-in-four-years
#ToryPoliciesInAction #SewageScandal #Polution #Farming #DirtyParty

#UnitedUtilities raises #InvestorPayouts a day after #Windermere #Sewage discharge revealed

Near-10% #dividend increase follows allegation that water company failed to prevent #IllegalPollution for 10 hours in February
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/16/united-utilities-raises-investor-payouts-a-day-after-windermere-sewage-discharge-revealed
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ThatchersLegacy #ProfitBeforePlanet #Pollutiin #SewageScandal #DirtyParty

#NorthumbrianWater told to publish #RawSewage discharge data it tried to hide

Appeal tribunal orders firm to share details on hundreds of thousands of tonnes of outflows into #NorthSea
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/03/northumbrian-water-told-publish-raw-sewage-discharge-data
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ThatchersLegacy #SewageScandal #Pollution #PublicHealth #DirtyParty
#ShittyOldEngland

‘Dirty secret’: insiders say #UK #WaterFirms knowingly break #sewage laws

Exclusive: Whistleblowers point to broader #SewageScandal, with #wastewater systems manipulated to divert sewage
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/20/dirty-secret-insiders-say-uk-water-firms-knowingly-breaking-sewage-laws
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Privatisation #ProfitBeforeEnvironment #DirtyParty #Pollution #PublicHealth

#Salford residents and visitors bemoan contaminated river -

‘Would you swim in that?’: Salford residents and visitors bemoan contaminated river

People who live and work near most #sewage-infested #waterway in #England despair of any imminent change
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/30/would-you-swim-in-that-salford-locals-bemoan-contaminated-river
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Privatisation #ProfitBeforeEnvironment #ProfitBeforePeople #DirtyParty #SewageScanda #ShittyOldEngland

#HospitalAdmissions for #WaterborneDiseases in #England up 60%, report shows

Labour party analysis of figures since 2010 shows raw #sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours last year
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/hospital-admissions-for-waterborne-diseases-in-england-up-60-report-shows
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Privatisation #ProfitsBeforeHealth #PublicHealth #DirtyParty #SewageScandal

Regulators urged to act over #WaterCompanies’ record #sewage discharge

Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential #illegal discharging of raw sewage

How polluted is your local #river and which regions are worst hit?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/27/environmental-groups-urge-regulator-to-act-over-record-sewage-discharge
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Pollution #Environment #ProfitsBeforePeople #DirtyParty #England #ShittyOldEngland

'4m hours of raw #sewage discharges in #England in 2023, data expected to show

Exclusive: #EnvironmentAgency figures due out on Wednesday to reveal 129% increase in total discharges on previous 12 months'
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/26/4m-hours-of-raw-sewage-discharges-in-england-last-year-figures-expected-to-show
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ProfitBeforeEnvironment #DirtyParty #pollution #Environment

#LowTrafficNeighbourhoods

#UK government seeks to limit low-#traffic schemes as part of its ‘plan for #drivers’

Exclusive: #DepartmentForTransport has already cut #funding but now seeks to block #councils’ ability to fine drivers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/uk-government-seeks-to-limit-low-traffic-schemes-as-part-of-its-plan-for-drivers
#LTN #AirPollution #ToryPoliciesInAction #Pollution #DirtyParty #IdeologyBeforeHealth #PublicHealth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/08/health-gains-of-low-traffic-schemes-up-to-100-times-greater-than-costs-study-finds

‘I’ve seen solid waste float by’: Surrey riverside residents try to #StopThePoo

The #sewage treatment works at Horley seem to be crumbling, much like owner #ThamesWater itself
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/12/surrey-horley-sewage-works-thames-water
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPollutionParty #DirtyParty #ProfitBeforeEnvironment

#British and [Northern]Irish #waterways in desperate state from #pollution, report reveals

Not a single waterway in England or Northern Ireland in good overall health, according to #RiversTrust
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/26/british-irish-rivers-desperate-state-pollution-report-trust

#ToryPoliciesInAction #DirtyParty #ProfitBeforeEnvironment #Agriculture #Sewage

#Defra’s failure to protect and restore #water bodies ‘unlawful’, high court rules

Landmark finding in judicial review over management of #CostaBeck river could force overhaul of government’s plans
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/defras-failure-to-protect-and-restore-water-bodies-unlawful-high-court-rules

#ToryPoliciesInAction #SewageScandal #Pollution #DirtyParty #Environment

#WaterFirms in #England and #Wales ordered to cut £114m from bills

Fewer than half of companies meeting their targets on leaks, says the regulator, #Ofwat
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/26/water-firms-england-wales-cut-customers-bills-ofwat

#ToryPoliciesInAction #DirtyParty #WaterCompanies #Pollution #ProfitBeforeEnvironment #Environment #Water

#EnvironmentAgency failing to monitor #WaterFirms in #England, data suggests

Watchdog is supposed to audit firms yearly to ensure they are not illegally #DumpingSewage, but 36% of audits since 2010 are missing
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/environment-agency-failing-to-monitor-water-firms-in-england-data-suggests
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #PublicSpendingCuts #ToryPollutionParty #DirtyParty #SewageScandal #WaterCompanies #Privatisation #Pollution #Environment #PublicHealth #Rivers #Wildlife #Sustainability

‘‘Unacceptable’: how #RawSewage has affected rivers in #England and #Wales – in maps

Hundreds of thousands of raw #SewageDischarges were recorded last year. These maps show where these were and what the impact is
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2023/sep/12/unacceptable-how-raw-sewage-has-affected-rivers-in-england-and-wales-in-maps
#ToryPoliciesInAction #DirtyParty #Pollution #Environment #SewageScandal #PrivatisedWaterCompanies #Health #PublicHealth

Ministers may have broken #law over #SewageDumping in #England, says watchdog

Government may be letting firms discharge raw #sewage more often than law allows, says #OfficeForEnvironmentalProtection
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/12/ministers-may-have-broken-law-over-sewage-dumping-in-england-says-watchdog #ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforeEnvironment #SewageScandal #DirtyParty #Environment

Five ways #kleptocrats can keep hold of their #UK assets

Politicians’ promises to rid #Britain of ‘#DirtyMoney’ in the aftermath of #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine haven’t come to fruition
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/04/five-ways-kleptocrats-can-keep-hold-of-their-uk-assets #ToryPoliciesInAction #MineyBeforePeople #DirtyParty #LoopholesForDonors?

Scrapping #housebuilder #water #pollution rules in #England to cost #taxpayer £140m

Under Lords amendment, developers will no longer have to offset nutrient pollution from new homes’ sewage
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/29/scrapping-of-housebuilder-water-pollution-rules-to-cost-taxpayer-140m #SubsidisedPollution #ToryPiciesInAction #NastyParty #DirtyParty