The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified the pollution of water bodies in the country as the greatest threat to achieving sustainable development goal (SDG) Six in the next seven years. The United Nations (UN) SDG Six seeks to ensure universal access to clean water and improved sanitation for all by 2030. With seven years to the deadline, the Executive Director of the EPA, Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, said the heavy pollution of rivers by human activities, particularly through illegal mining and industrial waste, would be the waterloo for the country’s effort at meeting the target. Dr Kokofu has, therefore, warned that the EPA would crack the whip on errant companies in the manufacturing, chemicals and extractive sectors. "We at the EPA cannot run away from blame in terms of water pollution because we have the mandate to lead the process of protecting the environment. We are doing our best to fulfil that mandate but our best may not be enough. "We have been cra...