Fines and enforcement
Regulatory and criminal enforcement against water companies and industrial polluters.
Environment Agency / Crown Court action against Southern Water: Thousands of illegal discharges of untreated sewage from wastewater treatment works between 2010 and 2015, together with del…
US federal court action against 3M: PFAS contamination of public drinking water systems.
US courts and state attorneys general action against DuPont, Chemours, Corteva: PFAS contamination of public water systems from manufacturing discharge.
Environment Agency / Crown Court action against Thames Water: Repeated discharges of untreated sewage into the Thames and its tributaries from multiple sites.
Japanese courts action against Chisso Corporation: Discharge of methylmercury causing widespread neurological disease.
Ofwat action against Yorkshire Water: Failures in the operation and management of wastewater treatment works and storm overflows.
Michigan Attorney General action against State and city officials: Charges relating to the decisions and conduct surrounding the Flint water crisis, including involuntary manslaughter char…