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Yorkshire’s Hidden River Chemical Crisis Brought to Light in Striking New Exhibition
Read more: Yorkshire’s Hidden River Chemical Crisis Brought to Light in Striking New ExhibitionA groundbreaking multimedia exhibition reveals the invisible chemical threats facing Yorkshire’s rivers and asks what individuals can do about it. An exhibition combining fine art photography, immersive soundscapes and cutting-edge environmental science is coming to York in just a few days’ time, shining a light on a form of river pollution that rarely makes headlines…
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Thousands of people across the country protest against sewage pollution
Read more: Thousands of people across the country protest against sewage pollutionPictures of Scarborough Surfers Against Sewage Protest credit @torysmasher In over 50 locations across the country, people gathered today to express their outrage at the ongoing sewage pollution of waterways, rivers and the coastline around the UK. Organised by Surfers Against Sewage, these ‘Paddle Out Protests’ aim to protest against the sewage pollution by the…
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CHANNEL 4 NEWS EXCLUSIVE: KING’S PRIVATE ESTATE TRIED TO SELL TOXIC LAND TO COUNCIL
Read more: CHANNEL 4 NEWS EXCLUSIVE: KING’S PRIVATE ESTATE TRIED TO SELL TOXIC LAND TO COUNCILImage supplied by Channel 4 Channel 4 News has uncovered the King’s private estate tried to sell land contaminated with toxic illegal waste in Wigan to the local council. In January, Channel 4 News revealed the 25,000-ton site, dubbed UK’s “most dangerous illegal waste dump”, was on land largely owned by the Duchy of Lancaster…
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MPs call for urgent, drastic and decisive action on pervasive PFAS pollution
Read more: MPs call for urgent, drastic and decisive action on pervasive PFAS pollutionA report, published today, by a cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, called for the phase-out of ‘forever chemicals’ in non-essential uses, as well as recommending a group- based approach in tackling PFAS chemicals, rather than an individual approach of separate PFAS. The report argued that current UK Government action is lagging behind standards in Europe and…
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Pollution pours into England’s rivers more than 290,000 times in 2025
Read more: Pollution pours into England’s rivers more than 290,000 times in 2025‘An unacceptable amount of sewage’ still going into our waterways, despite an unusually dry 2025 Annual data released today by the Environment Agency indicated an appalling- though not surprising- picture of England’s waterways. Nationally, there were 291,492 sewage spills in 2025, with these spills lasting for over 1.8 million hours. This national data reflects a…
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