Sophie Woodcock

Jun 13, 2024 | bbc.com | Esme Stallard |Jonah Fisher |Sophie Woodcock

BBC uncovers 6,000 possible illegal sewage spills in one yearBy Esme Stallard, Jonah Fisher and Sophie Woodcock, BBC News Climate and Science • Becky Dale and Libby Rogers, BBC News Data Journalism TeamGetty ImagesSewage is discharged from overflow points across EnglandEvery major English water company has reported data suggesting they’ve discharged raw sewage when the weather is dry – a practice which is potentially illegal.

Dec 4, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Sophie Woodcock |Claire Marshall

In a school playground squeezed between two main roads, children play tag in some of Sheffield's filthiest air. Keisi Hoxhaj, 11, says her morning walk is "really busy and full of pollution". Traffic is the main cause, but the situation isn't helped by a lack of trees to soak up the fumes. A new interactive map released on Tuesday starkly lays out what has been long suspected, that "concrete jungles" devoid of tree cover have more pollution and poorer air quality.

Sep 12, 2023 | news.nestia.com | Sophie Woodcock

Image source, Getty Images By Esme Stallard Jonah Fisher and Sophie Woodcock Climate and science The UK's environment watchdog suspects the government and water regulators have broken the law over how they regulate sewage releases. ……

Sep 12, 2023 | ca.movies.yahoo.com | Sophie Woodcock

The UK's environment watchdog suspects the government and water regulators have broken the law over how they regulate sewage releases. It follows continued high levels of sewage releases in England which topped 825 times a day last year. Campaigners and opposition MPs have called the regulators "complicit" in allowing the pollution. Last week a BBC investigation found potentially hundreds of illegal dry sewage spills in England.

Sep 12, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Sophie Woodcock

The UK's environment watchdog suspects the government and water regulators have broken the law over how they regulate sewage releases. It follows continued high levels of sewage releases in England which topped 825 times a day last year. Campaigners and opposition MPs have called the regulators "complicit" in allowing the pollution. Last week a BBC investigation found potentially hundreds of illegal dry sewage spills in England.