Sewage

Ordnance Survey and CGI to lead project to combat sewage pollution spills at a nature reserve in Devon

Government escalates crackdown on water company sewage dumping in wake of huge losses at last week's local election

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

South West Water fined more than £2m for wave of environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall

Government announces plan to put targets to reduce storm overflows on a legal footing, as MPs block Labour's rival bill for tackling water pollution crisis

Party to use Opposition Day Motion to force MPs to consider proposed legislation that would make sewage monitoring and fines legally binding

The ongoing row over the UK's sewage spills looks set to be a major issue for local voters, but there are no quick fixes or easy answers to the crisis

The Labour Party has used new figures from the Environment Agency to launch a fresh attack on the Conservatives for the impact of sewage pollution in the UK

But measure slammed by opposition politicians as 'a pathetic and insulting attempt to save face' amid growing outcry over sewage discharge into waterways

Conservation charity becomes co-claimant in legal action against the government over alleged failures in plan to tackle sewage overflows