The Latest Breaking News from Environment Agency

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 · Mar 27, 2024

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 · Mar 27, 2024

Boat Race organisers warn rowers not to enter water after E coli discovery

Boat Race organisers have issued new safety guidance for the race on Saturday, warning rowers not to enter the water and to cover any open wounds

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024

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 · Mar 7, 2024

Cooking oil used in takeaways 'deliberately dumped' in London's Grand Union Canal

Thousands of litres of cooking oil have been dumped in the water, says the Canal and River Trust

Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024

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 · Feb 27, 2024

Oxfordshire housing development ‘should be blocked due to failing sewage system’

Environment Agency objects to plans for 1,450 new homes, saying Thames Water’s Oxford plant cannot cope with more demand

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

‘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 · Feb 24, 2024

Flood warnings across England and Wales as heavy rain falls on ‘saturated ground’

Environment Agency releases 70 warnings, with some schools closed and ferries and trains disrupted

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

Everything you wish you never needed to know about sewage fungus

The smelly, nasty bacteria that spells bad news for rivers is flourishing in the UK. Here is how to spot it and what it means

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024