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Seine sewage: The history of a river clean-up with many ups and downs

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo famously swam in the river to prove it was safe. Then tests showed the water contained unsafe levels of bacteria on the day she swam.

31/07/2024

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Paris spent €1.4 billion trying to clean up the Seine: Has it worked?

Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River to show that Paris' river is clean and safe.

16/07/2024

Earth News

82% of Brits back calls for independent enquiry into UK sewage crisis

The survey also revealed a major lack of trust in politicians to address sewage discharge into UK rivers, lakes and seas.

03/07/2024

Earth News

Paris 2024 cancels opening ceremony rehearsal due to sewage pollution

A rehearsal for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony was cancelled yesterday due to dangerous water in the Seine.

02/07/2024

Climate

Britain’s sewage pollution crisis has become an election issue

Politicians are capitalising on the sewage pollution crisis with promises ahead of the general election.

21/06/2024

Earth News

Villagers in England told to boil water as parasite spreads

A water parasite has left at least 46 people sick in this English village.

17/05/2024

Nature

London’s Thames will be safe for swimming in 10 years, mayor vows

A 25-kilometre super sewer is set to help - but campaigners say the scale of the challenge remains ‘absolutely massive’.

23/04/2024

Earth News

Could sewage pollution put a stop to Olympic events in the Seine?

Only one out of 14 water samples show the river to be safe for swimming, according to analysis by Surfrider Foundation.

15/04/2024

Earth News

‘Frankly disgusting’: What’s behind Britain’s sewage pollution crisis?

Campaigners say a car crash of different disasters has left the UK with some of the worst bathing water quality in Europe.

13/04/2024