Raw sewage discharged into English rivers 375,000 times by water firms

Data from 2021 released at same time as government plan to stop 40% of untreated sewage releases by 2040

Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/ShutterstockPhotograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/ShutterstockWater companies discharged raw sewage into English rivers 372,533 times last year, a slight reduction on the previous year.

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