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Eight of England’s nine water companies still failing on environment, report finds

Global Published 29 October 2026, 21:39 · archived 29 Oct 2026

Angela Eagle tells industry ‘people are sick of excuses’ as pollution levels remain high despite billions in investmentAngela Eagle, the environment secretary, has summoned water industry bosses to Whitehall after a report found that the environmental performance of the big companies has worsened despite investment.“People are sick of excuses,” Dame Angela said, after the Environment Agency joined the Drinking Water Inspectorate, Natural Resources Wales and Ofwat for a joint report that rated eight of the nine water companies in England as “poor” or “requiring improvement”. Continue reading...

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