SubtleBlade ⚔️Mar 12, 2024

‘I’ve seen solid waste float by’: Surrey riverside residents try to #StopThePoo

The #sewage treatment works at Horley seem to be crumbling, much like owner #ThamesWater itself
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/12/surrey-horley-sewage-works-thames-water
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPollutionParty #DirtyParty #ProfitBeforeEnvironment

‘I’ve seen solid waste float by’: Surrey riverside residents try to Stop the Poo

The sewage treatment works at Horley seem to be crumbling, much like owner Thames Water itself

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Nov 16, 2023
Up to 70 days of suspected #illegal dumps of #sewage in #Windermere in 2022, analysis finds - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/16/sewage-dumps-windermere-data-analysis
#ToryPoliciesInAction #PrivateProfitPublicCost #SewageScandal #ToryPollutionParty
Up to 70 days of suspected illegal dumps of sewage in Windermere in 2022, analysis finds

Researcher says data suggests permit conditions breached on up to 70 days, but United Utilities disputes findings

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Oct 27, 2023

#England to diverge from #EU #WaterMonitoringStandards

Campaigners fear less rigorous methods could lead to more #pollution in #rivers and waterways
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/england-to-diverge-from-eu-water-monitoring-standards
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPollutionParty #ShittyOldEngland

England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards

Exclusive: campaigners fear less rigorous methods could lead to more pollution in rivers and waterways

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Sep 13, 2023

#EnvironmentAgency failing to monitor #WaterFirms in #England, data suggests

Watchdog is supposed to audit firms yearly to ensure they are not illegally #DumpingSewage, but 36% of audits since 2010 are missing
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/environment-agency-failing-to-monitor-water-firms-in-england-data-suggests
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #PublicSpendingCuts #ToryPollutionParty #DirtyParty #SewageScandal #WaterCompanies #Privatisation #Pollution #Environment #PublicHealth #Rivers #Wildlife #Sustainability

Environment Agency failing to monitor water firms in England, data suggests

Watchdog is supposed to audit firms yearly to ensure they are not illegally dumping sewage, but 36% of audits since 2010 are missing

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Sep 13, 2023

#UK fails to ban 36 harmful #pesticides outlawed for use in #EU

Campaigners say Britain becoming ‘toxic poster child of Europe’ and accuse ministers of breaking #Brexit promise on standards
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/uk-fails-ban-pesticides-outlawed-use-in-eu
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #ToryPollutionParty #PublicHealth #Environment #Sustainability #Food #Bees #Neonicotinoids #Cancer

UK fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EU

Campaigners say Britain becoming ‘toxic poster child of Europe’ and accuse ministers of breaking Brexit promise on standards

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Aug 8, 2023

#AirPollution linked to rise in #AntibioticResistance that imperils human #health

Global study suggests connection has strengthened over time across every country and continent
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/07/air-pollution-linked-rise-antibiotic-resistance-imperils-human-health #ToryPollutionParty #ProfitsBeforePeople

Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health

Global study suggests connection has strengthened over time across every country and continent

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Aug 7, 2023
Ben Jennings on the #tories attempts to make the UK unwelcoming to arrivals – cartoon - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/aug/07/ben-jennings-on-the-tories-attempts-to-make-the-uk-unwelcoming-to-arrivals-cartoon #ToryPoliciesInAction #HostileEnvironment #Environment #SewageScandal #ToryPollutionParty #asylum #Refugees
Ben Jennings on the Tories’ attempts to make the UK unwelcoming to arrivals – cartoon

After a summer of driving rain and polluted beaches, does Britain need to be made any more unappetising?

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SubtleBlade ⚔️Aug 5, 2023

Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at #WorldTriathlonChampionship in #Sunderland

Athletes competing on stretch of #UK coastline where reduced #WaterQuality at centre of dispute over #sewage discharges
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/05/investigation-after-57-world-triathlon-championship-swimmers-fall-sick-and-get-diarrhoea-in-sunderland-race
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Pollution #ToryPollutionParty #SewageScandal #ShittyOldEngland

Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland

Athletes competing on stretch of UK coastline where reduced water quality at centre of dispute over sewage discharges

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Aug 4, 2023

'#UK government ‘ignoring green watchdog’ over #AirQuality rules

Deleting national #emissions ceiling regulations as part of scrapping #EU laws ‘a clear example of deregulation’'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/04/uk-government-ignoring-green-watchdog-over-air-quality-rules #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPollutionParty #Pollution #Environment #Health #PublicHealth

UK government ‘ignoring green watchdog’ over air quality rules

Exclusive: Deleting national emissions ceiling regulations as part of scrapping EU laws ‘a clear example of deregulation’

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Jul 20, 2023

'To understand the right’s #ClimateBacklash, look no further than its monstering of #NaturalEngland

MPs and newspapers alike are attacking the public body charged with conserving the English countryside for doing just that'

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/20/right-climate-backlash-natural-england-conservation #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Sustainability #ToryCorruption #ToryPoliciesInAction #Pollution #England #ToryPollutionParty

To understand the right’s climate backlash, look no further than its monstering of Natural England

MPs and newspapers alike are attacking the public body charged with conserving the English countryside for doing just that, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian