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Environment Agency data shows water companies are failing to monitor sewage discharges, the party said.

Environment Agency data shows water companies are failing to monitor sewage discharges, the party said.

The amount of raw waste which is pumped into seas and rivers after heavy rain should be picked up by electronic devices called event duration monitors.

Environment Agency figures have revealed the amount of raw sewage discharged by water companies, showing they spent nine million hours pumping it into British seas and rivers since 2016.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Black said the targets are "challenging but achievable". The aim is for the sector to reduce leakage by 16%

National Highways will be legally required to work with councils to improve air quality, under measures announced by the government today. The Department

Extreme drought is now taking a hold of England and Wales. According to the country’s Environment Agency, eight out of fourteen regions are now in a serious drought. The impacted regions include [...]

Drought was last officially declared in England in 2018.

These shocking pictures show the severity of the drought in Cornwall and the effect it has had on Stithians Reservoir.

The vast swathes of England have been hit by an unprecedented drought following the driest July in the United Kingdom since 1935, with households facing another surge in food prices.