U.K. Slaps Utility With Reconl $25 Million Fine for Polluting Thames

摘要

The U.K. levied a record 20.3 million pounds ($25.3 million) fine to a private water utility for polluting the Thames River with untreated sewage on several occasions, the Environment Agency said March 22. The pollution from Thames Water Utilities Ltd. also killed hundreds of birds, fish and invertebrates, according to the agency. "This case sends a clear signal to the industry that safeguarding the environment is not an optional extra, it is an essential part of how all companies must now operate," the agency's chief executive, James Bevan, said in a statement.