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‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought
By Sandra Laville Environment correspondentExclusive: utility company wants to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from Thames and replace it with treated effluent
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/27/forever-chemicals-london-thames-water
#Water #ThamesWater #Pollution #Drought #EnvironmentAgency #Waterindustry #Environment #UKnews #Rivers #TheGuardian #SandraLavilleEnvironmentcorrespondent
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‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/27/forever-chemicals-london-thames-water #Water #ThamesWater #Pollution #Drought #EnvironmentAgency #WaterIndustry #Environment #UkNews #Rivers
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Put together a sourced timeline: England Drought 2026: Live Status & Full Timeline.
https://aitimeline.in/england-drought-timeline-water-scarcity-4112/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=england-drought-timeline-water-scarcity
#Drought #England #WaterScarcity #ClimateChange #EnvironmentAgency #WaterManagement -
Amber heat health alerts issued across almost ALL of England as mercury forecast to hit 36C this week
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-heatwave-amber-heat-health-37536106
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Leaving aside the emissions (bad enough), the following bears re-reading
‘However, EA documents show this new process “periodically paused”, with benzene consequently emitted directly to the air. The documents also show the EA was aware of this problem in 2023, but did not investigate until this year.’
#Criminalnegligence anyone? Should the EA and Huntsman both be in the dock?
#Environment #EnvironmentAgency #Negligence #Pollution #Carcinogens #UKPol #Criminality
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River close to engulfing waste mountain, MP warns
Marcus White and Jamie Morris, November 17, 2025
"A river is rising and threatening to engulf a mountain of fly-tipped waste in a field, an MP has warned.
"After heavy rain over the weekend, the River Cherwell is now lapping against the 'obscene' 150m (490ft) long pile near Kidlington in Oxfordshire, Calum Miller told the House of Commons.
"The Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock said the situation had become 'much more urgent' and asked the government to intervene.
"Environment Minister Emma Hardy said the Environment Agency was investigating and had acted to prevent further access to the site.
"Fly-tippers are thought to have spent weeks building up the mound in a field between the river and the A34.
"The Oxfordshire MP said it had reached a height of up to 12m (39ft).
"Asking a Urgent Question in the House of Commons, he said the river level had risen by about 4ft (1.2m) in recent days and some of the waste was now afloat.
"He said: 'This incident highlights that organised criminal gangs are carefully planning operations to dump #IndustrialWaste in the countryside.'
" 'They earn millions of pounds in illegal earnings without a thought for the health of people or animals, nor the damage to soil, water or air. And I am deeply concerned that the #EnvironmentAgency (#EA) is not equipped to deal with this unfolding #EnvironmentalDisaster.'
"Mr Miller said the government should order a clean-up by issuing a directive to the EA, similar to the one given for #HoadesWood in Kent in 2024.
"He also urged ministers to review the government's response to waste crime and allow the National Crime Agency to investigate the most serious cases."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2762y8x4eo
#FlyTipping #UK #Garbage #Pollution #FlyTips #IllegalDumping
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#Sewage dumped illegally in #Windermere over 3 years
by Joe Crowley
October 17, 2024"A water company repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of #ngland's most famous lakes over a three-year period, the BBC can reveal.
"More than 140 million litres of waste were pumped into Windermere between 2021 and 2023 at times when it was not permitted, our analysis shows, and #UnitedUtilities failed to report most of it.
"It means the company's #IllegalDumping of #sewage into the lake went on for far longer, and was far more extensive, than was previously known.
"United Utilities said some of its sewage releases into #Windermere were 'potentially non-compliant' but that it #SelfReports 'over 94% of potential pollution incidents to the #EnvironmentAgency'.
"Matt Staniek, a campaigner against sewage pollution and founder of #SaveWindermere, said Windermere was 'the jewel in the crown of the #LakeDistrict #NationalPark, and it's being used as an open sewer'.
"It is sometimes necessary to release sewage into rivers and lakes to stop the wastewater system from being overwhelmed by #HeavyRain but this #pollution can damage the environment, causing harmful #AlgalBlooms and even killing fish.
"In January this year - after BBC Panorama revealed the company had downplayed the severity of dozens of #pollution incidents, some involving Windermere - United Utilities retrospectively reported some discharges into the lake from October 2023 onwards."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrj70dynk1o#WaterIsLife #SelfReportingCompanies #Crapitalism #FishKill #IllegalDumping #UK