Stora Suspends Forest Harvesting After Thousands of Mussels Die August 26, 2024 By Leo Laikola Finnish forestry company Stora Enso Oyj suspended some logging activities after thousands of endangered freshwater pearl mussels died at one...
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...
English Fishing Village Told to Boil Water After Parasite Outbreak Sickens Over 45 People May 20, 2024 By Brian Melley A scenic fishing village in southwestern England was under instructions to boil its tap water for a third day on...
Southern Water Fined for Sewage Spill That Killed 2,000 Fish in England February 28, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Southern Water was fined £330,000 on Tuesday after admitting a raw sewage spill that killed thousands of fish on the...
Rio Tinto Faces Pressure From Investors Over Water Contamination Claims February 12, 2024 By Melanie Burton Global mining giant Rio Tinto, which sparked outrage after destroying an ancient Indigenous site in Australia in 2020, faces new...
Chicago Files Lawsuit Against Monsanto and Univar for Polluting Water, Air, and Soil with Harmful Chemicals September 21, 2023 By Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Chicago is suing Bayer AG’s Monsanto and Univar Solutions Inc. for polluting the city’s water, air and soil with chemicals...
District of Columbia Sues Manufacturers for ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination July 19, 2023 District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against more than 25 chemical companies for manufacturing,...
UK Water Companies to Face Unlimited Fines for Polluting Rivers, Sea April 5, 2023 Water companies will incur unlimited fines for polluting rivers and the sea under new UK legislation to protect the environment,...
Surfers Accuse UK Water Companies of Illegally Dumping Raw Sewage November 29, 2022 By Irina Anghel Water companies illegally dumped raw sewage into the UK’s rivers at least 146 times this year, a campaign group called...