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Plastic Free July: how to live the low waste lifestyle

  • Emily Cooper
If you’re not sure where to start in reducing your plastic waste, now is the perfect time to find out more about why conscious living is so important and how you can get involved.

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Press Statement: Response to Office for Environmental Protection investigation into regulation of Combined Sewer Overflows

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust response to the announcement today that the Office of Environmental Protection will be investigating the roles of Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Defra Secretary of State in the regulation of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in England.

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Storm Overflows Reduction Plan lacks urgency — our rivers deserve better

  • Rebecca Duncan
Government today announced the start of consultation on its Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan (SODRP). The plan from Defra sets out targets for water companies to reduce the harm caused by pollution from combined sewer (or storm) overflows, meeting the objective set in the Environment Act last year.

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The Rivers Trust Conference: Call for Contributions

  • Rebecca Duncan
We are seeking contributions for our annual conference, based on the theme ​“Springing into Action”.

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River pollution

New report lifts lid on chronic pollution of our rivers

  • Emily Cooper
Following the release of the Water Quality in Rivers report, The Rivers Trust demands that the government take urgent action to protect the UK’s rivers.

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Care for rivers this Christmas without leaving your home

  • Rebecca Duncan
Take heed of our advice for making your festive celebrations more river-friendly.

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With sewage pollution, the government nearly met its Waterloo. Now this historic Act must turn to action

  • Rebecca Duncan
Op Ed by Christine Colvin, Director for Partnerships & Communications

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The Rivers Trust are part of a winning share of £36m for cutting-edge water sector innovation

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust are part of a collaborative proposal, named CaSTCo., which has won £7.1m in Ofwat’s first Water Breakthrough Challenge to implement a national framework for a catchment monitoring cooperative, using citizen science and standardised approaches to data collection and management.

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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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Environment Bill Amendments Passed by Lords – a great first step in strengthening environmental legislation

  • Rebecca Duncan
Last night (Monday 13th September) an amendment to the environment bill was passed in the House of Lords, to place a new duty on water companies and the government take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged from storm overflows and requires that they progressively reduce the harm caused by these discharges.

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