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Image of the Pont Alexandre III bridge on the River Seine in Paris

Olympic athletes in urban rivers: is it in-Seine?

  • Rebecca Duncan
  • Blog
With the eyes of the world on the French capital, we unpack the Olympic mission to make the Seine swimmable again.

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Toxic Dips: The Rivers Trust launch the world’s most expensive (fake) bath bombs on eBay

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
The three-piece set of ​‘Toxic Dips’ bath bombs is priced at £300,000, just 0.005% of the amount being spent to stop UK rivers deteriorating further over the next five years.

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Water bill rises & Defra’s water company announcements

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
Today could represent a much-needed turning point for the water industry, but it is one step in a longer journey.

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Response to general election manifestos – #VoteForRivers

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
As party manifestos start to be shared this week ahead of the general election, what should you be looking out for if you’re interested in river health?

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Vote for Rivers at the upcoming General Election

  • Emma Brisdion
  • News
This summer, join us as we #VoteForRivers, sending a clear message to all political parties that action for our precious waterways is vital and is an issue that we the public care strongly about.

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A lady with dark hair holds a bottle of river water up to the camera

The Rivers Trust partner with British Rowing

  • Emma Brisdion
  • News
The Rivers Trust are in Henley-on-Thames to announce the launch of the Rowing Clean Water Partnership, with British Rowing, River Action and Aquascope, dedicated to cleaning up rivers in Britain.

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A camera is positioned at the surface of the water, with half the image showing green river plants and the other a blue sky

Chemicals in rivers; England’s aquatic life threatened by a cocktail of hazardous substances

  • The Rivers Trust
  • Blog
Research shows that the chemical mixtures in our rivers exacerbate the harmful effects of the individual hazardous substances, so the actual risks to our aquatic environments could be underestimated.

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Annual conference on river buffers: call for submissions

  • Rebecca Duncan
Share your experience of river buffer zones at our online annual conference.

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A dead fish lies on a dark riverbank

Forever Chemicals: PFAS Contamination of Freshwater Fish

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
Our recent analysis of government data shows the alarming persistence of ​‘forever’ chemicals in our rivers, present in fish populations at levels on average more than 300x the safe limits.

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Rowers and rivers; Imogen Grant gives an athlete’s perspective on freshwater health

  • The Rivers Trust
  • Blog
The Rivers Trust Ambassador, GB rower and Olympian Imogen Grant, shares her take on why sportspeople care about our rivers.

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