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After removing 200 bags of waste from a polluted river, UK lawyer now faces prosecution

A UK lawyer and environmental campaigner who spent days helping volunteers clean a neglected river is now facing the possibility of prosecution. Paul Powlesland, founder of the River Roding Trust, led a 10-day effort to remove more than 200 bags of rubbish, weeds and silt from Alders Brook, a tributary…

The Times of India

Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’

Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool

The Guardian - UK

England’s sewage spills: why citizen scientists want to test for pollution themselves

Thousands of volunteers across England now regularly take out their own testing kits to study the levels of pollution in rivers and the sea.

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Campaigner threatened with prosecution by Environment Agency after waterway cleanup

Paul Powlesland told he acted illegally after organising volunteers to remove litter, weed and silt from River Roding

The Guardian - UK

Illegal dump becomes ‘symbol of north-south divide’ at heart of Makerfield byelection

Failure to clear up rotting, rat-infested site is a key issue for local people as they weigh up politicians’ promises

The Guardian - UK

‘There is no great master plan’: anxiety as UK homes, roads and railways sink into the sea

Increasing coastal erosion has hit communities’ livelihoods and put lifestyles under threat

The Guardian - UK

A cow was handed a waste carriers licence. Now MPs are calling for tighter checks

A cow, named Beau Vine, was recently granted a waste carrier licence prompting calls for more regulation

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River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday

Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water quality

The Guardian - UK

‘Sickening’ waste covering area size of football pitch found at protected site

The area where the 30,000 tonnes of waste has been dumped is ‘well-concealed’ and was only found after members of the public reported a bad smell.

Evening Standard

Fly-tipping gang sentenced for massive London waste-dumping spree after Environment Agency probe

CCTV showed the men breaking into sites and directing tipper trucks of rubbish

The Independent UK

‘Disgraceful’ illegal waste mountain near River Cherwell finally being cleared

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The Independent UK

Work to remove ‘disgraceful’ 150 metre waste mountain will cost over £7m

The 150-metre long trail of rubbish in a field alongside the A34 in Kidlington prompted widespread outrage

The Independent UK

Work begins to clear ‘disgraceful’ mountain of illegal waste near River Cherwell

The illegal waste dump has prompted a public outcry and a criminal investigation which has led to four arrests.

Evening Standard

‘An abomination’: the Lancashire town kicking up a stink over reopened landfill

Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is causing illness and making life hell

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The Independent UK

How Sizewell C nuclear project can help UK ‘take back control of energy supply’ amid volatile market

Ministers say Sizewell C could supply six million homes with nuclear energy, reducing England’s reliance on foreign fossil fuel imports

Evening Standard

Ministers unveil plans for faster approvals for nuclear and aviation fuel plants

The Environment Agency will take the helm as ‘lead environmental regulator’ for Sizewell C and Lighthouse Green Fuels.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it new Ofwat fines until 2030’

Offer reportedly put forward by creditors hoping to save struggling firm from being renationalised temporarily

The Guardian - UK

Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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The Independent UK

Thousands of environmental breaches by water companies uncovered in record checks

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The Independent UK

Water companies accused of more than 3,000 environmental rule breaches

The Environment Agency completed more than 10,000 checks of water company assets in the past year

Evening Standard

More than 1.87m hours of sewage spills in 2025 as drier weather cuts pollution

The Environment Agency figures show there was an average of 20.5 spills per overflow outlet, compared with 31.8 in the previous year.

The Independent UK

Untreated sewage spilled into English rivers, seas and lakes once every two minutes in 2025

There were 291,492 sewage spills in 2025, a decrease from 2024’s figures

The Guardian - UK

‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate

Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say

Regulator for England lacks powers to deal with what the public accounts committee calls an ‘out-of-control plague’

The Independent UK

Drinks mixer firm’s profits slump amid Environment Agency battle

The premium drinks firm is challenging the Extended Producer Responsibility packaging tax

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