Pollution in rivers, lakes, aquifers and seas
Water bodies, from rivers to oceans, are under stress from legacy chemicals, emerging pollutants, pharmaceuticals, nanomaterials, microplastics, industrial contaminants, nutrient overload and much more.
Click the links below to read stories on these issues by WATERSHED’s journalists.
Toxic waste lies beneath schools in England and Wales, map shows
Experts say council funding shortfalls mean many old landfills not being dealt with appropriately
Turtle Island and the Black Snake
Environment Agency downgrading 93% of prosecutions for serious pollution
Exclusive: leaked internal report adds to concerns cutbacks have undermined England’s regulator.
Staff blow whistle on Environment Agency that ‘no longer deters polluters’
Exclusive: Officers say cuts and operational decisions have made England’s regulator ‘toothless’
Ignore reports of low-impact pollution events, Environment Agency tells staff
Government retracts ‘unlawful’ pollution guidance for England’s farms
Is this a watershed moment when it comes to sewage in England’s rivers and seas?
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