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Press statement: response to BBC investigation revealing illegal sewage spills on dry days by water firms

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust response to the BBC investigation revealing sewage spills on dry days by water firms.

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Nutrient Neutrality and the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill amendments – what’s it all about?

  • Rebecca Duncan
Director of Communications & Advocacy Tessa Wardley reflects on changes to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill ahead of debates in parliament this week.

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Press statement: response to relaxation of nutrient neutrality laws

  • Rebecca Duncan
A statement from The Rivers Trust

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Rivers Trust partners with Forest to launch a fleet of fundraising ​‘River eBikes’ in London

  • Emma Brisdion
If you live in London, did you know that your commute can now help support river restoration? 

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An innovation that is really making the world a worse place: why The Rivers Trust is supporting a ban on single-use vapes in Ireland

  • Matthew Woodard
In a radio interview last October, Irish Minister of State Ossian Smyth was clear that single-use disposable vapes need to ​“be banned completely” because, as he has pointed out, they are an ​“example of an innovation that is really making the world a worse place

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Press Release: The Rivers Trust supports proposed ban on single-use disposable vapes in Ireland due to rising plastic and chemical pollution in waterways

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust, the leading charity in Ireland, Northern Ireland & Great Britain dedicated to the conservation and restoration of rivers and their catchments, is calling for a complete ban in Ireland on the manufacture, sale, distribution, or free offer of single-use disposable vaping devices.

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Nutrient pollution; we’re calling for environmental regulations not to be relaxed

  • Matthew Woodard
In recent weeks, media reports have surfaced suggesting that environmental regulations around the nutrient pollution caused by building development may be reduced, representing an undeniable threat to waterways that are already under pressure. In response, The Rivers Trust has signed an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak led by Wildlife and Countryside Link, calling for these considerations around nutrient neutrality to be urgently stepped away from.

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The Nature 2030 Campaign; Together We Call for Nature’s Recovery

  • Matthew Woodard
Today welcomes the launch of the Nature 2030 campaign. The Rivers Trust have joined a coalition of 80 charities and celebrities, led by Wildlife and Countryside Link, in calling for all political parties to listen to public interest in halting the decline in wildlife and to amplify their ambition on environmental issues.

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Members of The Rivers Trust and Coca-Cola team at our 10 year celebration event

The Rivers Trust and the Coca-Cola Foundation celebrate a decade of collaboration in enhancing freshwater environments across England

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust is calling on greater cross-sector collaboration to enhance water security in Great Britain

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Statement in response to Water Company Environmental Performance Assessment and new ​‘polluter pays’ legislation

  • Rebecca Duncan
A statement from our Chief Executive, Mark Lloyd.

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