→ 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

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

Much of southeast England spent 12 January, and days afterwards, suffering water shortages. Extreme weather conditions brought on by Storm Goretti, combined with creaking water infrastructure, left te

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

A broken water system

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