The crisis of sewage in rivers and at beaches was entirely predictable, with overflowing sewers designed into the system while ignoring coming climate change. In the late 1990s I helped persuade the Scottish Government to increase the number of official …
The environment in 2022
In the midst of war and a cost of living crisis, some good things were achieved for the environment but we also went backwards in 2022. The climate scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change produced a report on …
Swimming in sewage
Water quality at most of our beaches is improving overall but heavy rain can still dump sewage into rivers and create a health hazard. The European Bathing Waters Directive was agree in 1976 and required countries to monitor the quality …