Tag Archives: Pollution

Environmental groups welcome legal go ahead for the Tideway Tunnel

Environmental groups campaigning for the early construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel to remove millions of tonnes of untreated sewage that enters the river every year have given a warm welcome to the news that the last remaining legal hurdle … Continue reading

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Court of Appeal rules against Thames Water and upholds £250K fine

The Court of Appeal has ruled against Thames Water Utilities Limited and upheld the £250,000 fine for polluting a nature reserve. The sentencing decision took into account the profit made by the company to ensure the fine is proportionate. Thames … Continue reading

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Fish Legal Wins Historic Judgment to Prevent Water Industry Hiding its Dirty Secrets

The environmental and angling organisation, Fish Legal, has won a major victory in a groundbreaking case against Yorkshire Water Services Ltd and United Utilities Plc, which was the culmination of a six year legal campaign for greater transparency within the … Continue reading

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Thames Water fined £220,000 for Polluting a Surrey river

In a case brought by the Environment Agency, Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Water) were fined £220,000 and ordered to pay costs of £27,500 at Guildford Crown Court on 16 February for polluting the River Blackwater, a tributary of the … Continue reading

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Environment groups celebrate judges’ ruling to allow Thames Tideway Tunnel to proceed

Environment groups in London are this week celebrating a High Court ruling to reject four judicial reviews by opponents of the Thames Tideway Tunnel. The decision clears the way for the project, which secured planning consent last October, to proceed. … Continue reading

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River Crane and DNR Fisheries Impact assessment

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Thames Water rejects claim that Tideway Tunnel is unnecessary

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Call for EU to act on Growing Threat to Wildlife and Drinking Water from pharmaceuticals

There is increasing evidence that human and veterinary medicines are damaging wildlife, a new report launched today by the environmental charity CHEM Trust shows. The report “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: A growing threat to our tap water and wildlife” highlights … Continue reading

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7500 fish in Christmas stocking helps revive the River Crane

The River Crane in Middlesex has been restocked with thousands of fish as it continues its recovery from 2 serious pollution incidents.   The Environment Agency, working as part of the Crane Valley Partnership which includes the Thames Anglers Conservancy … Continue reading

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Southern Water ordered to pay £500,000 for releasing Untreated Sewage

Southern Water were today (13th Nov) fined £500,000 and agreed to pay costs of £19,224 at Canterbury Crown Court after an Environment Agency (EA) investigation found that untreated sewage was discharged into the Swalecliffe Brook, polluting a 1.2 kilometre stretch … Continue reading

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