Water

Tackling England’s sewage crisis is centrepiece of Environment Secretary Steve Reed’s speech at conference

Households to face higher bills under water sector proposals to deliver record investment to tackle pollution and boost security of supply

New eco-labels could slash water use by 20 per cent by 2038 and save more than £250m on bills, government claims

As four new reports detail the worsening threat to national and global water security, predictable risks are continue to be ignored, even by those who insist climate resilience should be prioritised

Water company fined after illegally abstracting water from boreholes in Lancashire following successful prosecution from the Environment Agency

Reports of government promotion of unrealistic climate scenarios come as Liberal Democrats accuse Thames Water of deliberately holding back sewage discharge data

Class action case on behalf of millions of households is first to allege competition abuse linked to compliance with environmental laws and reporting responsibilities - but industry insists claims are without merit

Greenpeace accuses water companies of using nature 'as a toilet', as it publishes investigation into the scale of raw sewage dumping near protected areas

Environment Agency publishes latest review of environmental performance from England's water companies, warning that modest improvements fail to address the scale of the pollution challenge

Raw sewage pumped into the Gatwick Stream and River Mole in East Sussex is thought to have killed thousands of fish