Water Bosses Jailed for Pollution

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Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

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Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the measures would end the disgraceful behaviour of water companies and their bosses’ Water companies have been widely criticised for giving multi-million pound pay packages to their executives while continuing to regularly spill sewage into lakes, rivers and the sea.

Some campaigners for cleaner waters have criticised the new legislation.

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