UK Sewage Crisis Leaves Beachgoers Sick and Frustrated May 9, 2025 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha Charlie Clarke fell severely ill in late summer 2023 after a swim at Clevedon Marine Lake in southwest England while...
UK Water Bosses Face Up to Two Years in Prison for Polluting April 25, 2025 By Elena Mazneva Britain’s water company bosses will face up to two years in prison and be banned from taking bonuses for covering...
UK Court Blocks Class Action Lawsuit Against Water Companies Over Sewage Leaks March 7, 2025 By Upmanyu Trivedi A UK court blocked a class action lawsuit over allegations of the under reporting of sewage leaks by six water...
London Protesters Demand Water Companies Clean Up Sewage-Tainted Rivers November 5, 2024 Holding signs with slogans including “stop the plop” and “species not feces,” thousands of people marched in London on Sunday...
Southern Water’s Credit Risk at Record High Amid Thames Water Woes October 1, 2024 By Laura Benitez and Giulia Morpurgo Southern Water’s credit risk has soared to a record high in recent days as hedge funds scramble to protect themselves...
British Water Companies Fight $2 Billion Lawsuits Over Sewage Pollution September 24, 2024 By Sam Tobin Six British water companies under-reported sewage discharges and overcharged millions of customers up to 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) as...
UK’s Thames Water Seeks Deal to Escape £104 Million Sewage Fine August 6, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Cash-strapped Thames Water is seeking to strike a deal with its regulator to avoid a fine of £104 million ($133...
UK Water Companies Lambasted by Environment Agency for Sewage Releases July 23, 2024 By Sarah Young Britain’s Environment Agency on Tuesday lambasted the country’s water companies for spewing sewage into rivers and seas, saying the majority...
Thames Water Debt Insurer Taps Advisers as Crisis Deepens April 26, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman, Giulia Morpurgo and Lucca de Paoli A US insurance firm with at least $2 billion in exposure to Thames Water Utilities Finance Plc is working with...