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Water firms’ environmental performance sinks as serious pollution cases up 60%

The Environment Agency has called for a fundamental shift in culture and behaviour from English water firms in the light of ‘poor’ results.

Evening Standard

Thames Water ranked worst supplier in England as firms’ ratings hit record low

Environment Agency rates eight of nine companies as poor and needing improvement

The Guardian - UK

Water firms in England could face harsher sewage fines under new Environment Agency powers

Government consults on allowing regulator to use lower civil standard of proof and introducing automatic penalties

The Guardian - UK

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New fines proposed for water firms committing smaller environmental offences

Government plans to hand more powers to the Environment Agency to penalise water companies for minor rule-breaking are now under consultation.

The Independent UK

Environment Agency investigating after fish die in foam layer on river Thet

A spokeswoman said that the source of the pollutant has been found.

Evening Standard

Dead fish found on River Thet where large stretch of white foam appeared

Environment Agency says pollutant in Norfolk river is ‘an unknown substance’ and is investigating

The Guardian - UK

Regulators overlooking toxic Pfas found around Lancashire chemicals plant

Exclusive: Environment Agency not testing for ‘forever chemical’ made by factory despite evidence of emissions

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Red Tractor ad banned following complaint about ‘farmed with care’ claim

River Action said the ad exaggerated the benefits of Red Tractor endorsement because some farms had not met environmental standards.

Evening Standard

More than 24,000 properties better protected from floods, Government says

The Environment Agency completed work on 151 flood schemes across England between July 2024 and 2025.

Evening Standard

Labour has ruined lives of farming communities with tax policy, Tories claim

Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins pledged to scrap the ‘family farm tax’ at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

Evening Standard

Yorkshire rivers to benefit from £21m to clear barriers and boost nature

Old structures, often associated with mills and heavy industries that were powered by the region’s waterways, are being removed to allow fish passage.

Evening Standard

Ministers tell Environment Agency to wave planning applications through

Exclusive: Officials say they have been told to do as little as legally possible to prevent approvals for housebuilding in England

The Guardian - UK

UK £120m Flood Barrier Finally Completed After Years of Delays – But Will It Actually Work?

After years of setbacks, the UK has finished its £120m flood defence scheme. The 17km barrier promises protection, but doubts over resilience remain.

International Business Times UK

Reservoirs less than half full across 12 sites in England

Several regions remain officially in drought after the warmest spring and summer on record.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Floods could hit England while country is still in drought, forecasters say

Downpours threatening lives and property this autumn will not provide respite from months of dry weather

The Independent UK

Met Office warns that drought could continue into winter

There is a chance that some parts of UK could be in drought and flood at the same time

Evening Standard

UK drought 'could continue until winter' despite heavy rain and flooding

The heavy rain hitting many parts of the UK may not be enough to reverse all the effects of the summer’s record-breaking dry spell

The Independent UK

Drought could continue through to winter despite flood risk and rain – officials

The UK could feasibly experience both drought and flooding at the same time in the coming months, the Environment Agency said.

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The Guardian - UK

England’s toxic road runoff pollution being ignored, MPs told

Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears

Evening Standard

South London incinerator under fire after exceeding air pollution limits nearly 1,000 times in 16-month period

The Beddington Energy Recovery Facility generates energy from residual waste that cannot be composted or recycled

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a disaster’: drought measure to suck water from River Wharfe met with anger

Campaigners accuse Yorkshire Water of negligence and say plan to top up reservoirs will kill the river’s fish

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JD Vance can’t help himself as he’s turned a fishing trip into a formal ‘warning’ for the UK Foreign Secretary

Impressive, really.

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy given warning after fishing with JD Vance without licence

Foreign secretary referred himself to Environment Agency after hosting Vance at Chevening country retreat

The Independent UK

Warning issued after tests reveal ‘really concerning’ pollution in Windermere

The citizen science testing, which took place from June 2022 to November 2024, aimed to address concerns about water quality

Evening Standard

Citizen science water tests reveal ‘really concerning’ pollution in Windermere

Campaigners are calling for decisive action to improve water quality in England’s largest lake.

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