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Water company bosses got 20% pay rise amid sewage ‘scandal’, say Lib Dems

The average water company boss’s total pay rose by 20% over the last year as a “national scandal” of leaks and sewage being pumped into the sea continues, research has suggested. Analysis by the Liberal Democrats found the 22 water company ...

19 Aug 2022 at 07:47

Labour to commit to tougher rules and enforcement on water companies

Labour is proposing tougher rules and enforcement for water companies as part of efforts to clean up England’s rivers. Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon is also due to use a speech at the party’s conference in Liverpool to go after ...

26 Sept 2022 at 02:58

Crab deaths more likely caused by industrial toxins than algal bloom – study

The deaths of thousands of crabs and lobsters washed up on North Sea beaches are more likely to have been caused by “industrial toxins” than an algal bloom, new research has claimed. A mass die-off of marine life on the coastline from ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:34

Scotland

Watchdog highlights ‘continued failure’ of air quality limits in Scotland

Scottish ministers have been told to improve compliance with air quality limit values after a report revealed “continued failure” from the Government. An investigation by Environment Standards Scotland (ESS), which ensures public ...

29 Sept 2022 at 11:00

World

High salinity found in European river after mass fish die-off

Tests following a mass die-off of fish in Central Europe’s Oder River have detected high levels of salinity but no mercury in the water, Poland’s environment minister said. Anna Moskwa said analyses of river samples taken in ...

13 Aug 2022 at 13:58

Home

Call to tackle plastic pollution in Leitrim’s rivers and lakes

Plastic littering in and along the county’s rivers must be tackled before it becomes a more severe problem according to Cllr Sean McDermott. Speaking at the September Council meeting, Cllr McDermott explained that entrants ...

17 Sept 2022 at 20:33

Air pollution ‘likely’ to contribute to diseases including dementia – committee

Air pollution is “likely” to increase the risk of developing dementia, a Government research group has said. The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants has published its findings after reviewing almost 70 ...

27 Jul 2022 at 10:31

Music

Jack Johnson details impact of microplastics on Hawaii’s beaches

Musician Jack Johnson has described the environmental impact of plastics on his home island of Hawaii, warning that tiny fragments are becoming part of the “make-up” of the beaches. The 47-year-old singer-songwriter,...

29 Jul 2022 at 19:13

Wild salmon reaching crisis point in rivers, Environment Agency warns

Wild salmon stocks are reaching crisis point and could be lost from English rivers without urgent action to save them, the Environment Agency has warned. Stocks of wild Atlantic salmon, which traditionally breed in ...

25 Jul 2022 at 15:32

Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes, research suggests

Some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. According to a new study, the bacteria break down the carbon ...

26 Jul 2022 at 17:00

Professor Sir Chris Whitty urges people to get on their bikes

People do not cycle as much as their grandparents and should consider getting on their bikes to boost their health, England’s chief medical officer has said. Professor Sir Chris Whitty said that cycling rates ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Local News

Tipperary rivers under threat from pollution

Two public meetings will take place next week on Tuesday 1st March and Thursday 3rd March 2022 on water quality in Co. Tipperary and on the draft River Basin Management Plan (2022-2027). Agencies responsible ...

24 Feb 2022 at 13:33

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