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May 2023
The Guardian view on England’s water companies: a badly broken system
Editorial:
Ministers were warned about the risks of private equity entering the sector but did nothing. Now we’re paying the price
Published:
22 May 2023
The Guardian view on England’s water companies: a badly broken system
Observer comment cartoon
Water companies ‘apologise’ to their customers – cartoon
Published:
21 May 2023
Water companies ‘apologise’ to their customers – cartoon
‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay £15bn to shareholders as customers foot sewage bill
Published:
21 May 2023
‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay £15bn to shareholders as customers foot sewage bill
Revealed: warning to ministers over privatised water kept secret since 2002
Published:
20 May 2023
Revealed: warning to ministers over privatised water kept secret since 2002
Water companies got England’s sewage-ridden rivers and seas into this mess. Do we really trust them to clean it up?
Henry Swithinbank
Published:
19 May 2023
Published:
19 May 2023
Water companies got England’s sewage-ridden rivers and seas into this mess. Do we really trust them to clean it up?
Water companies criticised for passing £10bn sewage bill on to customers
Published:
19 May 2023
Water companies criticised for passing £10bn sewage bill on to customers
Pledges and apologies will not be enough to clear UK waters of raw sewage
Published:
18 May 2023
Pledges and apologies will not be enough to clear UK waters of raw sewage
Down the drain: how billions of pounds are sucked out of England’s water system
Published:
18 May 2023
Down the drain: how billions of pounds are sucked out of England’s water system
The long read
The rubbishscapes of Essex: why our buried trash is back to haunt us
Published:
18 May 2023
The rubbishscapes of Essex: why our buried trash is back to haunt us
English water companies offer apology and £10bn investment for sewage spills
Published:
18 May 2023
English water companies offer apology and £10bn investment for sewage spills
A precious resource: how Israel uses water to control the West Bank
Published:
17 May 2023
A precious resource: how Israel uses water to control the West Bank
Warragamba Dam walls may need to be raised for ‘safety reasons’ despite Labor’s vow to drop plan
Published:
16 May 2023
Warragamba Dam walls may need to be raised for ‘safety reasons’ despite Labor’s vow to drop plan
The rural network
Inquiry into Menindee ‘catastrophic fish deaths’ to consider ways to prevent future ecological disasters
Published:
15 May 2023
Inquiry into Menindee ‘catastrophic fish deaths’ to consider ways to prevent future ecological disasters
Unprecedented €2.2bn drought response plan approved in Spain
Published:
12 May 2023
Unprecedented €2.2bn drought response plan approved in Spain
Albanese government approves first new coalmine since taking power
Published:
12 May 2023
Albanese government approves first new coalmine since taking power
Weatherwatch
Aquawatch Australia to issue world’s first water quality forecasts
Published:
11 May 2023
Aquawatch Australia to issue world’s first water quality forecasts
Nils Pratley on finance
Water chiefs not taking their mini bonuses? Hurrah for small mercies
Published:
10 May 2023
Published:
10 May 2023
Water chiefs not taking their mini bonuses? Hurrah for small mercies
Three UK water bosses give up bonuses after anger over sewage
Published:
10 May 2023
Three UK water bosses give up bonuses after anger over sewage
Time to clean up the murky water business
Published:
9 May 2023
Published:
9 May 2023
Time to clean up the murky water business
US agency takes unprecedented action to tackle PFAS water pollution
Published:
6 May 2023
US agency takes unprecedented action to tackle PFAS water pollution
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