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Statement from our CEO on proposed changes to environmental legislation

  • Rebecca Duncan
Mark Lloyd, CEO of The Rivers Trust, responds to recent government proposals on changing environmental legislation

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A cautious welcome, but the devil is in the details

  • Emily Cooper
We are cautiously welcoming progress towards our vision of wild, healthy, natural rivers.

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State of Our Rivers will be won or lost on rivers — and right now, we’re losing.

  • Jayne Mann
Our State of Rivers report will help the public understand the health of their river like never before, on both a national and local scale.

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Tabled amendments to Environment Bill provide lifeline for rivers

  • Rebecca Duncan
Several amendments to the Environment Bill have been tabled today which, if successful, represent a significant victory for river health, and indeed river users.

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Press release: Peers add weight to campaign for healthy rivers, The Rivers Trust responds

  • Rebecca Duncan
Yesterday saw unprecedented levels of support in the House of Lords for the building campaign for clean and healthy rivers with the first reading of the Duke of Wellington’s Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill and the second reading of the Environment Bill.

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