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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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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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Yorkshire to decide fracking proposal and not the Government
Read more: Yorkshire to decide fracking proposal and not the GovernmentSecretary of State declines to call in Burniston fracking proposal Proposals for fracking near Scarborough will now not be ‘called in’ by the Government and instead the decision will remain with North Yorkshire Council. The Europa Oil & Gas proposal suggested using a “proppant squeeze” method to extract gas through a 38m drilling rig. However,…
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