Bytes Europe<p>Environment Agency to review its approach to waste tyre exports <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/883836/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/883836/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FightingDirty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightingDirty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pyrolysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pyrolysis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/T8Exemptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>T8Exemptions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WasteShipments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteShipments</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WasteTyreExports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteTyreExports</span></a></p>
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Science | The Guardian<p>The Rainham volcano: a waste dump is constantly on fire in east London. Why will no one stop it? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/04/the-rainham-volcano-arnolds-field-toxic-fires-waste-dump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/04/the-rainham-volcano-arnolds-field-toxic-fires-waste-dump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Localgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a></p>
Lifestyle | The Guardian US<p>‘It’s like solving a murder’: who dumped 30 tonnes of rubbish on Lichfield? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/05/its-like-solving-a-who-dumped-30-tonnes-of-rubbish-on-lichfield" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/feb/05/its-like-solving-a-who-dumped-30-tonnes-of-rubbish-on-lichfield</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lifeandstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifeandstyle</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a></p>
Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>Britain’s favourite fish at risk of wipeout within decades, predicts report <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/31/brown-trout-britain-favourite-fish-at-risk-of-wipeout-within-decades-predicts-report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jan/31/brown-trout-britain-favourite-fish-at-risk-of-wipeout-within-decades-predicts-report</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rivers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fish</span></a></p>
UK Railway and Transport News<p>Cause of Cumbrian train derailment revealed <a href="http://dlvr.it/THd1nV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/THd1nV</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Class195" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Class195</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Derailment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Derailment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>Cause of Cumbrian train derailment revealed <a href="http://dlvr.it/THd1q4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/THd1q4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Class195" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Class195</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Derailment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Derailment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across the UK and Germany <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/626361/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/626361/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/amsterdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amsterdam</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Avon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Avon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BadenWuerttemberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadenWuerttemberg</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/birmingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birmingham</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cardiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cardiff</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cologne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cologne</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fraport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraport</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Liverpool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liverpool</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Manchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manchester</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MetOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetOffice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/munich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>munich</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalRail</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>Watchdog warns Defra and Ofwat they could face court over sewage dumping <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/17/watchdog-warns-defra-ofwat-environment-agency-court-sewage-dumping-law" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/dec/17/watchdog-warns-defra-ofwat-environment-agency-court-sewage-dumping-law</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Regulators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulators</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rivers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>Record number of English bathing sites classified as having poor water quality <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/26/record-number-of-english-bathing-sites-classified-as-having-poor-water-quality" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/nov/26/record-number-of-english-bathing-sites-classified-as-having-poor-water-quality</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Waterindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterindustry</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rivers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a></p>
nickharrison<p>Flooded !<br>Thames Barrier - Thames Path<br>💦<br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>london</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/riverthames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riverthames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Thames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/concrete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concrete</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/brutalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brutalist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/barrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>barrier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/thameswalkway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thameswalkway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/thameswalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thameswalk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/woolwich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woolwich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/environmentagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentagency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/concreteassociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concreteassociation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/thamespath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thamespath</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/thamesriver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thamesriver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/footpath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>footpath</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/riverside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riverside</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/brick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/floodbarrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floodbarrier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/thamesbarrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thamesbarrier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/floodbarrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floodbarrier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/flooded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooded</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/shotoniphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shotoniphone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/iphonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphonephotography</span></a></p>
Lifestyle | The Guardian US<p>Government proposes testing bathing waters in England and Wales all year round <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/12/government-proposes-testing-bathing-waters-in-england-and-wales-all-year-round" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/nov/12/government-proposes-testing-bathing-waters-in-england-and-wales-all-year-round</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lifeandstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifeandstyle</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swimming</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rivers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>"If a river contains elevated levels of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/phosphates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phosphates</span></a>, it can result in the development of blue-green algae, a highly toxic constellation of microscopic organisms, which can cause illness in humans and be fatal for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a>...Alarmingly, the readings taken were almost three times higher than the upper limit permitted by the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a>."</p><p>'It's filthy': Feargal Sharkey and LBC find <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthYorkshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthYorkshire</span></a>'s iconic <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RiverDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiverDon</span></a> fails... - LBC<br><a href="https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/feargal-sharkey-river-don-yorkshire-water/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lbc.co.uk/news/feargal-sharkey</span><span class="invisible">-river-don-yorkshire-water/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RiverPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiverPollution</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthYorkshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthYorkshire</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sewage</span></a> dumped illegally in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Windermere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windermere</span></a> over 3 years</p><p>by Joe Crowley<br>October 17, 2024</p><p>"A water company repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngland</span></a>'s most famous lakes over a three-year period, the BBC can reveal.</p><p>"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 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedUtilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedUtilities</span></a> failed to report most of it.</p><p>"It means the company's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IllegalDumping</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> into the lake went on for far longer, and was far more extensive, than was previously known.</p><p>"United Utilities said some of its sewage releases into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Windermere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windermere</span></a> were 'potentially non-compliant' but that it <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SelfReports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfReports</span></a> 'over 94% of potential pollution incidents to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a>'.</p><p>"Matt Staniek, a campaigner against sewage pollution and founder of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveWindermere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveWindermere</span></a>, said Windermere was 'the jewel in the crown of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakeDistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LakeDistrict</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPark</span></a>, and it's being used as an open sewer'.</p><p>"It is sometimes necessary to release sewage into rivers and lakes to stop the wastewater system from being overwhelmed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeavyRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeavyRain</span></a> but this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> can damage the environment, causing harmful <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlgalBlooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlgalBlooms</span></a> and even killing fish.</p><p>"In January this year - after BBC Panorama revealed the company had downplayed the severity of dozens of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> incidents, some involving Windermere - United Utilities retrospectively reported some discharges into the lake from October 2023 onwards."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrj70dynk1o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrj70</span><span class="invisible">dynk1o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SelfReportingCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfReportingCompanies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FishKill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IllegalDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>Cost of dealing with PFAS problem sites ‘frightening’, says Environment Agency <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/15/cost-dealing-pfas-problem-sites-frightening-environment-agency-england" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/oct/15/cost-dealing-pfas-problem-sites-frightening-environment-agency-england</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>Top-rated UK water firms ‘dumped 1,374 illegal spills into rivers’ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/13/top-rated-uk-water-firms-dumped-1374-spills-into-rivers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/oct/13/top-rated-uk-water-firms-dumped-1374-spills-into-rivers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UnitedUtilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedUtilities</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SevernTrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SevernTrent</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utilities</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rivers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>Surrey swimming lake could close amid plan to allow in polluted Thames water <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/11/flood-defence-plan-surrey-swimming-ferris-meadow-lake" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/oct/11/flood-defence-plan-surrey-swimming-ferris-meadow-lake</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lifeandstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifeandstyle</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swimming</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fitness</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Surrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surrey</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a></p>
Lifestyle | The Guardian US<p>Flood defence plan could close popular Surrey swimming lake, say campaigners <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/11/flood-defence-plan-surrey-swimming-ferris-meadow-lake" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/oct/11/flood-defence-plan-surrey-swimming-ferris-meadow-lake</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lifeandstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifeandstyle</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swimming</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fitness</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Surrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surrey</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>UK weather: flood warnings in place as more heavy rain is forecast <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/26/uk-weather-flood-warnings-in-place-as-more-heavy-rain-is-forecast" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/26/uk-weather-flood-warnings-in-place-as-more-heavy-rain-is-forecast</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKweather</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a></p>
Jules<p>The <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Walsall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walsall</span></a> canal <a href="https://social.coop/tags/SodiumCyanide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SodiumCyanide</span></a> spill is a complete ecological disaster, with the CRT now having to consider removing the contaminated water and silt entirely.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/24/cleanup-from-walsall-canal-chemical-spill-could-take-years" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/aug/24/cleanup-from-walsall-canal-chemical-spill-could-take-years</span></a>? </p><p>Good news at least the the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> will be pursuing <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Anochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anochrome</span></a> for the costs, but in the meantime there's a crowdfunder for the immediate clean up.</p><p><a href="https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/walsallspill" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crowdfunder.co.uk/p/walsallspi</span><span class="invisible">ll</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/IndustrialPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialPollution</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>Environment Agency considering legal action after sewage spill at Devon beach <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/20/environment-agency-considering-legal-action-after-sewage-spill-at-devon-beach" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/aug/20/environment-agency-considering-legal-action-after-sewage-spill-at-devon-beach</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Waterindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterindustry</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Devon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devon</span></a></p>
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