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Today saw the Chancellor deliver the UK Governments budget for the year ahead. Unsurprisingly the budget focused on the measures the government will take to help the UK economy recover from the pandemic. But what did it do to help the...

In our 30th year campaigning for clean seas and building on the amazing work of dedicated SAS campaigners from the last three decades, we launched the #EndSewagePollution campaign to put a stop to sewage pollution. We combined forces with other...

As we step into the United Nations Ocean Decade and we are now left with only 10 years to reverse the damage humans have inflicted on our blue planet. Alongside the destruction caused by deep-sea mining, unsustainable fishing and pollution;...

The Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill, which was due to be voted on by MPs in Parliament on the 22nd January, has unfortunately been delayed again. Due to lockdown, government have decided to stop parliament from meeting on Fridays which are...

[caption id="attachment_89003" align="alignnone" width="660"] Image: Sally Low[/caption] As we started 2020, little did we know what the year had in store for the world. As the global pandemic swept the globe in March bringing so much anxiety, fear, sadness and...

  [caption id="attachment_88735" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Professional surfer and scientist Dr Cliff Kapono is one of the 11 judges[/caption]   The Plastic Free Awards are back for a second year to celebrate environmental champions across the UK. The awards will recognise...

Last week the Prime Minister set out his Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution that would kick start the government’s mission to reach net zero. Whilst we welcomed this plan to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions by investing...

Communities are rising up against plastic pollution, deepening calls for action and using their collective voice more powerfully than ever. As thousands across the UK join the Surfers Against Sewage Plastic Protest, our Plastic Free Communities are converting on the...

Following the continued emissions scandal exposed by our water quality report published last week, today, the 44,691 signature strong petition calling for an end to sewage pollution and a guarantee of safe seas and rivers all year round has been...