Raw sewage spills in England doubled to 3.6m hours in 2023
Alarming new figures show that the number of sewage spills into England’s rivers and seas by water companies more...
Marine pollution
UK to issue ‘unlimited’ financial penalties for waterway polluters
Companies that pollute the environment in the UK can now be hit with unlimited financial penalties from the Environment...
Coca-Cola to sponsor 37th America’s Cup
Coca-Cola has become the Global Soft Drinks Partner of the 37th edition of the America’s Cup. The beverage giant,...
57 swimmers downed by diarrhoea after World Triathlon Championship in Sunderland
At least 50 swimmers have reported suffering from diarrhoea and sickness after competing in sea swimming events at the...
In Focus: Abandoned boats on the rise – who is paying the price?
Three years ago MIN ran a series of articles by Luke Edney looking at the burgeoning problem of end-of-life...
Surfers Against Sewage exposes Coca-Cola as top UK plastic polluter
British marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has revealed the ‘Dirty Dozen’ companies responsible for over two thirds...
Number of serious water pollution incidents in England ‘unacceptably high’
The number of serious water pollution incidents across England’s nine water and sewerage companies remains ‘unacceptably high’, the latest annual...
Water and sewage companies in England ‘apologise’ for sewage spills
Water and sewage companies have apologised for not acting quickly enough on sewage spills. As reported previously by Marine...
Ocean Cleanup set to tackle tonnes of plastic in Indonesia river
International non-profit project, Ocean Cleanup, has signed a new agreement with government departments to remove tonnes of plastic from...
UK announces £1.6bn water pollution plan
The UK has pledged to try and clean up its act, announcing a new £1.6 billion plan to reduce...
Microplastics in global oceans rise tenfold to 171 trillion pieces
A new scientific study has found that there are now 171 trillion pieces of plastic estimated to be floating...
