‘An utter disgrace’: 90% of #England’s most precious #river #habitats blighted by #RawSewage and #Farming #pollution

Observer investigation reveals the shocking state of the country’s protected freshwater sites of #SpecialScientificInterest
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/12/an-utter-disgrace-90-of-englands-most-precious-river-habitats-blighted-by-raw-sewage-and-farming-pollution #SSI #sewage #SewageScandal #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPolutionParty

#England’s #WaterCompanies should pay to fix illegal discharges, high court to hear - https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jul/04/englands-water-firms-should-pay-to-fix-discharges-high-court-to-hear #SewageScandal #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPolutionParty

Outdated IT systems threaten #UK #FoodSecurity and #AirQuality, say MPs

Some systems at #Defra are so old they have no protection from cyber-attacks, says #PublicAccountsCommittee
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/09/outdated-it-systems-uk-food-security-air-quality-defra-public-accounts-committee #PAC #ToryPolutionParty #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIncompetence

Firm releases almost 800kg of ‘#ForeverChemical’ a year into Lancashire river

Exclusive: #Environment Agency finds ‘very persistent, mobile and toxic’ #PFAS in effluent legally discharged near Wyre estuary
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/29/pfas-forever-chemical-river-wyre-lancashire-environment-agency #ToryPolutionParty #ToryIncompetence

Help stop #water companies dumping #sewage in #England's rivers and coastal waters

https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-dumping-sewage/?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=Update_2078,%203020]%20on%20Stop%20water%20companies%20dumping%20sewage%20in%20our%20rivers%20and%20coastal%20waters%20(April%2028,%202023)&utm_medium=email
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPolutionParty #GLP #GoodLawProject