Give charities power to take polluting water companies to court, say Lib Dems
by Christopher McKeon
Mar 12, 2024
2 minutes
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Charities and private citizens should have the power to take polluting water companies to court because the Environment Agency cannot keep up with the industry’s rule-breaking, the Liberal Democrats have said.
The party is calling for the creation of “citizen regulators” as part of efforts to combat sewage discharges into Britain’s rivers.
Its proposals also include a radical and turning water firms into “public benefit companies” which would put the environment before profit.
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