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BBC News Text:
[Michael Gove's alleged plan to "rip up water pollution
rules that housebuilders have blamed
for exacerbating England's housing crisis".
The decision will "spark anger" among
environmentalists, the paper warns.]





[Michael Gove is planning to rip up water
pollution rules that builders have blamed
for exacerbating England’s housing
crisis but which environmental groups
say are essential for protecting
the country’s rivers.

The housing secretary,
alongside Thérèse Coffey,
the environment secretary,
will announce the move on Tuesday,
according to several people briefed
on the plans,
alongside hundreds of millions
of pounds’ worth of extra funding
to mitigate the potential impact
on England’s waterways.
The decision will spark anger among
environmentalists, who say it will further add
to water pollution, as water companies
are already dumping raw sewage
into rivers and seas.
Political advisers say water pollution has
already become a major political issue
in coastal areas, and has the potential
to cost the Conservatives important
seats at the next election.]


https://www.theguardian.com/environm...on-new-housing


Cutting corners
with water
can backfire.