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Walsall residents urged to avoid canal after chemical spillage

15/08/2024

Walsall Council has urged members of the public to avoid a 12-mile section of the Walsall canal after tests confirmed sodium cyanide had been dumped.

Robotic ‘shark’ to clean up Leeds waterways

05/07/2024

An aquatic robot has been launched to collect litter from Leeds’ waterways, inspired by the open-mouthed feeding technique of a whale shark.

Bid to tackle UK’s second most polluted river

19/06/2024

Councillors in Calderdale will devise a plan to clean up the UK’s second most polluted waterway.

Thames Water sewage spills more than quadruple

25/01/2024

The mayor of London has called out the ‘scandalous’ increase in instances of sewage flowing into the capital’s rivers, urging Thames Water to ‘get a grip of the situation’.

Time to fight Government water plans

05/09/2023

Ali Morse, water policy manager for The Wildlife Trusts, makes the case for defending the EU-era nutrient neutrality rules.

Water shortages in East Sussex force school closures

14/06/2023

Water shortages caused by the hot weather have forced two schools in East Sussex to close.

Shaking up the system on toxic chemical cocktails

24/05/2023

Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife & Countryside Link, discusses the harmful combinations of chemicals in the UK’s waterways and what councils can do about it.

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