Pippa Neill

RT @sarahnanks: An amazing take from the company that controls literally our most precious resource https://t.co/q4Skho6h3C https://t.co/q…

"Thames Water’s senior executives will receive lavish 'retention incentives' as part of a £3bn emergency loan agreed by the utility that is seeking to stave off renationalisation" The £3bn creditor loan comes with a 9.75 per cent interest rate, plus fees https://t.co/15O0IQ8gpS

Residents in parts of North Yorkshire have been told to boil water for drinking, cleaning teeth, and preparing food after testing by Yorkshire Water found high levels of coliform bacteria in samples. https://t.co/iTHFoj2pDJ

A PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ sub-group (long chain perfluorocarboxylic acids) is to be banned globally These chemicals are found in a number of items, from firefighting foams to cosmetics and food packaging. https://t.co/HbQ78Iqn8Q

RT @neill_pippa: A pedigree livestock farmer plans to take legal action against East Midlands Airport, claiming a leaking pipe polluted the…

Individuals in High Bentham, Low Bentham and Burton in Lonsdale have been told to boil their water after routine tests by Yorkshire Water found bacteria in water samples.   https://t.co/1DwH87tutW…

Pretty cool update in my inbox this morning! Still feels surreal that I am the lead author of a peer reviewed academic paper 🤓 Our research found that the process of treating landfill leachate is actually increasing the levels of banned PFAS chemicals https://t.co/oZeiGiSI7B https://t.co/qZA0MhUG3F

RT @TessColley: ...my superb colleagues @neill_pippa, up for best news writing & James Agyepong-Parsons up for best video producer. PLUS to…

RT @TessColley: 💫 Delighted to be shortlisted for the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards @bsmeinfo for work leading @TheENDSReport'…

RT @TheENDSReport: A landfill operator says the ‘stink-bomb on steroids’ site it is responsible for has cleaned up its act. But has it? EN…

The EU is to phase out the use of PFAS in firefighting foams after member states back a ban Meanwhile UK progress is stalling, with the HSE's document assessing the risks of such foams failing to materialise within the 12 month deadline, @ShoshaAdie https://t.co/tpvB5WZKpe

Last month I went on a tour of the notorious Withyhedge landfill in Wales I met residents affected by the pollution and interviewed the site's director, a former environmental offender who was embroiled in the downfall of the Welsh first minister ⬇️ https://t.co/wLKUCUZjl3

The Env Agency has said that a key focus for 2025/26 will be "setting standards and assessment levels for forever chemicals" With the UK falling behind the EU on the regulation of forever chemicals, perhaps there could be more standards on the horizon. https://t.co/maQvbeDTwm

£14m of public funds was paid out over a three-year period to intensive farm operators around the River Wye and River Severn. Intensive farms in this region have come under increased scrutiny amid the deteriorating quality of the rivers @TBIJ https://t.co/xdu6FiThgX

RT @TBIJ: Many of the recipients of this cash operate “megafarms” which have multiplied in the area in recent years The chicken-farming in…