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Keir Starmer backs Environment Secretary Steve Reed after Feargal Sharkey urges him to quit over water scandal

Former Undertones frontman turned environmental campaigner accused Steve Reed of having ‘no control’ over the water industry

Evening Standard

Government launches water ombudsman to boost consumer protection

Environment secretary promises ‘the biggest overhaul of water regulation in a generation’

The Independent UK

Water bills to see ‘small, steady’ rise despite reform plans, says Reed

But the Environment Secretary has promised that families will never again see ‘huge shock hikes’ to their bills.

Evening Standard

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Government prepares for release of landmark review into ailing water sector

The Independent Water Commission will outline its final recommendations to tackle systemic issues in the industry.

Evening Standard

Labour vows to make Britain’s rivers cleanest on record by halving sewage pollution

Pledge comes ahead of Monday’s publication of the Independent Water Commission’s landmark review into the ailing water sector

The Independent UK

Environment Secretary pledges to halve sewage pollution by 2030

The Government is preparing to respond to a landmark review into the ailing water sector on Monday.

Evening Standard

Netflix nab Captain Planet for new television series produced by Leonardo DiCaprio

Streaming service combines their powers to bring pollution down to zero in a new show

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What would you weigh on Jupiter and how polluted is the US? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

Ministers vow to tackle all forms of water pollution in England and Wales

Exclusive: Commitment comes as data shows serious pollution events involving water firms up by 60%

The Guardian - UK

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet

Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. For decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has driven many of the biggest advances for safeguarding human health and ecosystems from chemicals. Now, this…

The Conversation

Mutant seabirds, sewer secrets and a lick of art ice-cream: Folkestone Triennial review

Various venues The salty nooks of this harbour town are the setting for a bleakly brilliant coastal festival taking in migrants’ plight, water pollution, burial urns – and some sweet relief

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat ‘to be abolished and replaced with new water regulator’

The environment secretary previously said abolishing the regulator is an option

The Independent UK

‘Disgraceful’ 60% rise in serious pollution by water firms

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The Independent UK

Serious sewage spills up 60 per cent in last year - with one company responsible for more than a third of incidents

The report found that three companies were responsible for 81 per cent of incidents

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Serious pollution incidents from water firms up 60% last year, watchdog says

The Environment Agency revealed poor performance from all nine water and sewerage firms in England despite expectations for incidents to decrease.

The Guardian - UK

Serious pollution incidents by English water companies rose 60% last year

Environment Agency records 75 serious incidents among total of 2,800, with Thames Water being worst offender

The Guardian - UK

Gas flaring created 389m tonnes of carbon pollution last year, report finds

Rules to prevent ‘enormous waste’ of fuel are seen as weak and poorly enforced and firms have little incentive to stop

The Guardian - UK

Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution

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Euronews

EU Ombudsman to investigate if Commission at fault in handling of polluting Italian steel mill

It follows a complaint from local campaigners, accusing the Commission of indifference to the plight of Taranto residents and the environment.

The National (Scotland)

Warning not to swim in two Fife beaches due to pollution

People have been warned against taking a dip in two beaches in Fife due to pollution

Newslaundry

July 17: Aaj Ka AQI outside the new Parliament building

The Parliament had passed a slew of measures in its winter session last year to tackle air pollution in the country, including the capital, Delhi.

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne creek turns bright blue after construction chemicals wash into waterway

Victoria’s environment protection authority launches investigation over pollution of Banyule creek in Rosanna

Euronews

Scientists predicted coastal threats 25 years ago. What did they get right and what did they miss?

From agricultural pollution to the spread of invasive species and climate change, there are myriad shifting threats to rocky shores.

Evening Standard

Thames Water still in ‘crisis mode’ as turnaround set to take a decade

The UK’s largest water supplier also revealed a sharp increase in pollution incidents over the past year.

The Conversation

UK air quality is improving but pollution targets are still being breached – new study

An estimated 4.2 million deaths can be attributed to poor air quality each year. Poor air quality is the largest fixable environmental public health risk in the world.

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