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POLLUTION stinks - and it's illegal. But the fines imposed on companies that destroy rivers and risk our health are so small they're a joke.
So it was no surprise to learn yesterday that some of the UK's biggest companies are laughing at the law year after year. Barbara Young, the chief executive of the Environment Agency, is furious at the number of top firms that treat Britain like a dustbin.
And she warned that the situation will continue so long as pathetic penalties mean that it makes economic sense for the...