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River Medway has dangerous levels of cancer causing toxic chemicals

Testing from the Environment Agency found substances that can be deadly to humans and wildlife

The Independent UK

Almost 500 chemicals found in England’s rivers and groundwater

More than half classed as very toxic, toxic or harmful to aquatic life, with 20 categorised as ‘substances of very high concern’

The Guardian - UK

In defence of the Environment Agency’s dedicated but overstretched staff

Letters: Loyal but underpaid | Extinction Rebellion | Ukraine and Elon Musk | Boris Johnson’s book | Rishi Sunak gets on a small boat

The Guardian - UK

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Environment Agency chief admits regulator buries freedom of information requests

Speaking at the UK River Summit, Philip Duffy said officials do not want to reveal the true ‘embarrassing’ environmental picture

The Guardian - UK

Northumbrian Water told to publish raw sewage discharge data it tried to hide

Appeal tribunal orders firm to share details on hundreds of thousands of tonnes of outflows into North Sea

The Guardian - UK

Environment watchdog boss had £100 dinner with water company lobbyists

The Liberal Democrats used freedom of information to reveal the gifts and hospitality received by the Environment Agency chief.

Evening Standard

England’s sewage crisis: how polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit?

Rivers in north of England among most polluted, shows new data. Search your postcode to see how sewage spills into your local river

The Guardian - UK

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Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage discharges

Call for environmental emergency to be declared after data reveals 105% rise in raw sewage discharges over past 12 months

The Guardian - UK

Sewage spills from storm overflows jumped by 54% in 2023, figures reveal

Storm overflows dumped untreated sewage into rivers and seas for 3.6m hours last year

Evening Standard

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

Exclusive: Environment Agency figures to be released on Wednesday to reveal 129% increase in total discharges on previous 12 months

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency says white foam at Teddington Lock was natural occurrence as sewage row intensifies

Row comes after MP Sarah Olney had described the scene at Teddington Lock as ‘absolutely disgusting’ and ‘clear environmental hazard’

Evening Standard

Southern Water fined £330,000 for stream pollution that killed 2,000 fish

Waste flowed into Hampshire stream for 20 hours because of faulty equipment at pumping station

The Guardian - UK

‘Poisoned by chemicals’: citizen scientists prove River Avon is polluted

Charity says the decline of invertebrates linked to chemicals in water while Environment Agency said Wiltshire river had not deteriorated

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency failed to protect River Wye from chicken waste, court hears

Campaigners argue in legal challenge that loophole has allowed poultry farmers to pollute river

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Revealed: watchdogs and water bosses had dinner at private London club to discuss future

Exclusive: Meal attended by Environment Agency and Ofwat chairs attacked as outrageous example of ‘regulatory capture’

The Guardian - UK

Deteriorating flood defences blamed on Environment Agency budget shortfalls

MPs find agency has reduced number of properties it aims to protect in England despite more new homes being built on floodplains

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency accused of ‘scandalous neglect’ over chicken excrement entering River Wye

Charity says new evidence shows how poultry farms are draining excrement into river system

The Independent UK

UK weather: Snow and ice as temperatures plunge below freezing in week-long cold snap

Hundreds of flood alerts also still in place in England after days of heavy rain in wake of Storm Henk

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The Guardian - UK

Cold weather alert issued after homes flooded and transport network hit across England and Wales – as it happened

UK Health Security Agency says temperatures set to plummet after flooding brings misery

The Guardian - UK

Growing proportion of England’s flood defences in disrepair, analysis finds

Poor state of critical assets in many parts of country leaves thousands of homes and businesses more vulnerable to storms

The Independent UK

Mapped: The record number of polluted spots swimmers are urged to avoid ahead of Christmas swims

More than four per cent of the country’s bathing spots have been declared unsafe for swimmers after the latest release of water quality data

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency failed to find cause of toxic pollution near Windermere

Exclusive: Report finds agency did not properly investigate event that killed hundreds of fish in Cunsey Beck in 2022

The Independent UK

Untreated sewage dumped into UK waters ‘1,000 times every day for year’ damning report says

Public has raised concerns about number of sewage discharges across the UK, particularly at beaches and swimming spots

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency has nearly halved water-use inspections in last five years

Exclusive: Drop in compliance visits in England described as ‘incredibly detrimental to water resources’

The Guardian - UK

More than 4,000 English flood defences ‘poor or very poor’, analysis finds

Exclusive: Hundreds of defences are in areas battered by Storm Babet, according to analysis by Unearthed

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