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New analysis suggests up to 90% of untreated sewage discharges could be illegal
Read more: New analysis suggests up to 90% of untreated sewage discharges could be illegalA major new analysis by sewage pollution expert Peter Hammond has found that between 80% and 90% of untreated sewage discharge across Britain is non-compliant with the Environment Agency’s own “heavy rainfall” methodology. The report, published by Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP), analysed 482 storm overflows serving the equivalent of 39.3 million people across England, Scotland…
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Dangerously high levels of pollution found in ‘Robin Hood’ river
Read more: Dangerously high levels of pollution found in ‘Robin Hood’ riverThe Aysgarth waterfalls in the River Ure, Yorkshire, made famous in Kevin Costner’s ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ film, are now sadly becoming infamous owing to consistently high levels of pollution. Dangerously high levels of the bacterium which causes Legionnaire’s disease were found at Hawes- deep in the Yorkshire Dales- recently, when a comparison study…
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Whistleblower Reveals Hundreds of Pollution Incidents in Yorkshire River Catchment
Read more: Whistleblower Reveals Hundreds of Pollution Incidents in Yorkshire River CatchmentCampaigners, MPs and members of the public gathered together in Leeds for a special screening of Channel 4’s ‘Dirty Business’ followed by a live Q&A with the central whistleblower, Rob Forrester, as well as Mark Barrow, whose specialised underwater photography featured in the programme. Kirsty Tucker, lead for Plastic Free North West Leeds (Surfers Against…
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Yorkshire Water Bills Rise Again as Customers Pay for Upgrades
Read more: Yorkshire Water Bills Rise Again as Customers Pay for UpgradesThe lack of outrage over water companies raising customer bills again, reflects the stranglehold they have on the nation. The annual bill for Yorkshire Water customers is set to rise this April by over 5% for the average household bill. This would mark a rise on the average property from £602 to £636 per year.…
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Review of ‘Is A River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane
Read more: Review of ‘Is A River Alive?’ by Robert MacfarlaneRivers are an integral part of the human story. They hold cultural, spiritual, political, geographical significance, as well as holding an intrinsic value of their own. Or, as Macfarlane phrases it, ‘Our fate flows with that of rivers, and always has.’ Macfarlane frames this book through the personal experiences of journeying in and around rivers…
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