→ The government has unveiled its ‘once-in-a-generation’ plan to reform England’s water system, promising tougher oversight and an end to failing infrastructure. But with record sewage pollution, soar

A broken water system

Water we going to do? Let’s dive in → Water covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. Yet 97% of it is saline, and much of what remains is locked away in ice caps and glaciers. If all the planet’s

In 2019, attendees at a conference held by the non-profit Waterwise heard a stark warning from a man named Sir James Bevan, who at the time was the chief executive of the Environment Agency. Bevan had

I N 2020, I BECAME HONORARY secretary of ...

Thames Water has asked for permission to pollute rivers until 2040 – but most of its customers are firmly against the plan. That’s the conclusion of polling from campaign group We Own It, which also f