The pollution of the UK's waterways and coastlines with sewage is throwing its ecosystems out of balance. One well documented example is the spread of microscopic bacteria that can multiply rapidly ...

Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) could be contributing far more pollution to England's rivers than previously recognized, ...

Plans to allow housing developers in England and Wales to “offset” the river pollution caused by building new homes may not actually work, as they are often impractical and lack scientific evidence to ...

An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England's rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of coal burning and heavy industry, say researchers.

The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in the country has been filed at the High Court. Almost 4,000 people have signed up to the lawsuit against major poultry ...

The UK’s biggest-ever environmental pollution legal action is set to be filed in the High Court over the alleged “degradation” of the River Wye. Thousands of residents and local business owners have ...

WWF-UK, Angling Trust and Fish Legal have received 32 plans from the government to tackle diffuse pollution of some of England’s best-loved rivers. This was thanks to court proceedings launched by the ...

Dania Albini received funding from the University of Oxford, the John Fell Fund (University of Oxford), a UK water company and a NERC Discipline Hopping Grant The pollution of the UK’s waterways and ...