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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent

Legal group challenges information blackout on sewage discharges in England

Polluted water on the River Thames at Maidenhead.
Polluted water on the River Thames at Maidenhead. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

A campaign group is challenging what it says is an information blackout imposed by the Environment Agency on its investigation into suspected illegal sewage dumping in England.

The inquiry began after water companies admitted to the agency they may have been illegally discharging raw sewage from treatment works into rivers and streams.

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