Unlimited penalties for water firms that pollute

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Water companies could face unlimited fines for dumping sewage, under government plans expected to be announced in the coming days. Ministers want to lift a cap of £250,000 for penalties for firms that release sewage into rivers and the sea.

Published 2 months ago · London, United Kingdom

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BBC News

Unlimited fines for water companies dumping sewage

Ministers want to "make polluters pay", after more than 300,000 waste spills in England's waterways last year.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Starmer accuses government of ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’

Lib Dems call for Thérèse Coffey to resign after raw discharges sent into English rivers 825 times a day last year

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Government turning waterways into open sewers, says opposition

New data shows more than 300,000 spills last year, down from 2021 but because of dry weather, not water company action, the Environment Agency said.

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

Unlimited fines in pipeline for sewage dumpers

New plan to deal with polluting water companies includes ring-fencing gains from fines to fund water restoration projects

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Water companies face unlimited fines for dumping sewage into rivers and seas

Environment Agency figures showed there were an average of 824 sewage spills per day last year.

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Water firms to face unlimited fines for polluting - as environment secretary accused of 'national scandal'

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce plans next week to introduce tougher fines for polluting but opposition politicians have called for her to resign, accusing the government of "turning Britain's waterways into an open sewer".

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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