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Press statement: Net Zero announcement: short-term solutions will put the long-term burden on all of us

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust’s response to the government’s announcement of further delays to crucial net zero policies.

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Press statement: response to OEP identifying possible failures to comply with environmental law in the oversight of untreated sewage discharges

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust’s response to the OEP identifying possible failures to comply with environmental law in the oversight of untreated sewage discharges.

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Nutrient Neutrality — A Letter Template for Your MP

  • The Rivers Trust
Use this letter as a template to contact your local MP about the proposed amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) surrounding nutrient neutrality and the environmental protection afforded to our rivers.

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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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