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Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants
A “forever chemical”, which Europe’s chemicals regulator says may damage babies in the womb and is suspected of harming fertility, has been found in rivers and groundwater across England, according to Environment Agency data obtained exclusively by Watershed and Unearthed. The highest concentration of forever chemical TFA in surface water was found in the River Ancholme in Lincolnshire. Image credit: […]
We tested residents living near a chemicals plant in Lancashire. Their blood contained some of the highest levels of forever chemicals ever recorded in the UK
Watershed teamed up with Manchester Metropolitan University and Leigh Day to offer blood testing to people living near the site following Watershed's discovery that the site was discharging high levels of the banned PFOA forever chemical into the river Wyre.
Less than 1% of businesses in England use more water than the daily needs of 10 million people, as millions of households face hosepipe bans and three-quarters of the country is in drought.
Canada’s oil companies want permission to treat and release toxic waste from Alberta’s tar sands into the Athabasca River — the same river that flows into the drinking water supplies of First Nations communities. But many First Nations leaders say they’re already carrying an unbearable burden from the world’s fourth‑largest oil reserve, with health impacts […]
Despite contamination at Malkins Bank in Cheshire, it is deemed suitable for golf … and now a children’s play area.
The European Commission plans to rewrite the EU’s flagship water protection law to speed up the development of critical minerals mines, despite many being located in drying and water-stressed regions, Watershed's analysis has found.
It’s being called Canada’s “Brexit moment.” Alberta’s premier has announced that a referendum will be held in October, asking voters in the province whether they wish to remain part of Canada, or begin the legal process of pursuing separation.
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