Rt Hon Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow, has today published his Private Member’s Bill designed to tackle river pollution from untreated sewage and improve water quality.

Southern Water has published a comprehensive plan that demonstrates its commitment to reducing pollution incidents and helping to improve the environment.

The global fashion and textiles industry is largely blind to the risks of water pollution and is failing to tap into water-related business opportunities, according to a new report published today by CDP, a global environmental non-profit.

Plumpton College in Sussex was fined £50,000 yesterday and ordered to pay costs of almost £45,000 at Hove Crown Court for a pollution incident that killed more than 1,500 fish.

Northumberland County Council is progressing work to tackle historic Lynemouth pollution – the clean up project could cost in the region of £7.5 million.

The Government has set out how it will underpin key environmental commitments with legally binding targets, including for air quality, water, waste and biodiversity.

An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just one square metre.

Southern Water has pleaded guilty this week to 51 sewage pollution charges at Maidstone Crown Court - the charges cover historic events alleged to have taken place between 2010 and 2015.

MPs on the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee have relaunched their Electronic Waste & the Circular Economy inquiry.

Bourne Leisure Ltd, owners of country house hotels, Haven and Butlins, has been fined £90,000 for polluting the River Meden and ordered to pay £44,518.96 in costs.