18 Jun 2020
New survey reveals drinks containers make up 75% of litter in UK streets Keep Britain Tidy A new report produced by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and commissioned by Defra, has revealed that the bulk of the litter that is being thrown onto UK streets, parks and beaches is the result of drinking on the go. […]
08 Jun 2020
Wildlife and Countryside Link Marine and Whales Groups are calling for a radical ocean recovery agenda to recover our oceans by 2030 to protect people and nature and climate. The manifesto describes what ocean recovery would look like and the main actions needed to achieve it. These are: A minimum of 30% of our seas […]
05 May 2020
Microplastics hot spots found in greater quantities than ever before on seabed Currents act as conveyor belts that concentrate microplastics in hotspots, study suggests Dr Ian Kane, of the University of Manchester, was lead author of the study published in the journal Science. Guardian ‘Scientists have discovered microplastics in greater quantities than ever before on the seabed, and […]
16 Apr 2020
Unearthed ‘Leaked documents reveal Environment Agency ‘overwhelmed’ by staffing cuts and surge in pollution incidents. Environment Agency emails describe new system that could scale back pollution response in some areas 07.03.2020 Zach Boren Unearthed Unions have told the EA introducing the new pollution strategy would be ‘unacceptably risky.’ Photo: Jack Perks, Greenpeace The Environment Agency […]
09 Apr 2020
Four global drinks giants are responsible for more than half a million tonnes of plastic pollution in six developing countries each year, enough to cover 83 football pitches every day, according to a report. The NGO Tearfund has calculated the greenhouse gas emissions from the open burning of plastic bottles, sachets and cartons produced by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, […]
25 Feb 2020
Yorkshire Post: ‘Victory for Ilkley campaigners as Yorkshire Water agree to stop dumping sewage in the River Wharfe A group of Ilkley residents concerned about local water pollution have won a battle to get the River Wharfe cleaned up. Around 70 members of the Ilkley Clean Rivers Group met with representatives of the Environment Agency […]
23 Jan 2020
The Sunday Times December 22 2019, 12:01am. Our finest waterways are becoming unusable, and not one prosecution is in progress over fouling last year. Water companies are polluting some of Britain’s most picturesque rivers, from the Windrush in the Cotswolds to the Aire in Yorkshire, without facing a penalty for the vast majority of offences. […]
19 Dec 2019
Using the Enforcement Undertaking route, see the Severn example below, Water Companies in particular are providing funds for a wide variety of restoration projects carried out by NGOs as a result of their pollution. Enforcement undertakings: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agencys-use-of-civil-sanctions/enforcement-undertakings-accepted-by-the-environment-agency–2 Severn Trent Water has paid more than £220,000 to a charity after sewage pollution caused the death of […]
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