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Two-thirds of cattle farms in north Devon cause river pollution

Nearly nine in 10 farms inspected failed to comply with regulations, according to a report from the Environment Agency

The Guardian - UK

Popular Bristol wild swimming spot could be cleaned up after thousands sign petition

Labour councillors seemed to back calls to scrap a byelaw banning swimming in the river

Bristol Post

UK government’s approach to waste crime ‘close to decriminalisation’

Commons report finds organised criminals view illegal dumping fines as business expense and there is no coherent plan

The Guardian - UK

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Swimmers in Speedos to call on council to back clean river pledge at Conham River Park

The council has so far declined to support moves to designate the river for bathing

Bristol Post

Liverpool Council seeking answers over River Mersey sewage spill

Cabinet member confirms contact has been made with the Environment Agency

Liverpool Echo

Drought threatens England’s fruit and vegetable crop next year, says report

Scorching summer left reservoirs depleted and unlikely to recover, as growers warn of supply chain collapse in leaked meeting

The Guardian - UK

‘Hot air’: plans to crack down on UK water polluters dismissed as toothless

Exclusive: critics say stripped-down Environment Agency has not levied a fine in 12 years so no point to higher cap

The Guardian - UK

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Record low rainfall means England could be in drought for nine more months

Millions of Brits have been under a hosepipe ban for months and England could officially be in drought well into 2023 following a record low rainfall, experts warn

Daily Mirror

Drought could last until next year across UK

Recent rainfall has made "little or no difference" to reservoir levels

Wales Online

Warning that droughts could remain in parts of country until next spring

Even if the country receives average rainfall, some areas may still see drought conditions

Manchester Evening News

England could be in drought beyond spring 2023, say ministers

Rainfall levels have not been sufficient to dampen soil and refill reservoirs after scorching summer

The Guardian - UK

Clinical waste win spurs international ambition for recycling specialist

MyGroup has secured a vital permit from the Environment Agency and is in

Birmingham Post

Water company not to blame for 'raw sewage' dumped in River Mersey

United Utilities said a caravan site and factory waste was to blame for the lumps of sewage found in the water at Otterspool

Liverpool Echo

Natural England drop objection to Ashton Gate housing plans

Karin Smyth said Longmoor Village was 'much more appropriate' to build new homes than other spaces in South Bristol

Bristol Post

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Daily Mirror

Water firms that dump sewage in rivers to face £250million fines - 1,000 times higher

Environment Secretary RanilJayawardena announced the shift at the Tory conference as he tried to emulate Liz Truss's 'That is a disgrace' speech by saying: "That! Is! Not! On!"

Birmingham Post

Northumbrian Water pays first dividend in three years as revenues rise

The company highlighted a four-star rating from the Environment Agency and efforts to reduce carbon emissions

The Independent UK

Environment secretary’s own constituency has sewage dumped in rivers 11 hours a day

Ranil Jayawardena was appointed by Liz Truss earlier this month

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency knew sewage was being dumped into rivers years ago, leak reveals

Exclusive: Revelation comes after agency’s chair told MPs in May the practice had only recently come to light

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Liverpool Echo

1,300 Merseyside homes now 'protected' from 'catastrophic flooding'

The scheme will save almost £60m in future costs according to the council

The Guardian - UK

Environmental destruction is part of Liz Truss’s plan

The prime minister’s ideology encourages the extraction of as much income as possible from nature, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Wales Online

Abattoir owner fined £300k after town plagued by stench like 'rotting bodies and flesh'

The lives of residents in a market town became a misery during the first coronavirus lockdown due to the horrible stench coming from a slaughterhouse

Chronicle Live

Marine deaths on North East beaches more likely to be caused by industrial toxins than algal bloom

The deaths were not attributed to one single cause, though a harmful algal bloom was thought to be "significant" at the time. New research has shed more light on a potential cause

Evening Standard

Most of England remains in drought, as Environment Agency warns ‘significant’ climate action needed

Parts of England could remain in drought into next year, experts warn

Bristol Post

Ashton Gate 'Sporting Quarter' and new housing set to get go-ahead

Planners decide next week, but the Mayor of Bristol has given his backing

Wales Online

Tonnes of dead fish wash up along beaches

The tide included crabs and starfish

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