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wet wipes caught in tree overhanging river

Press Statement: Plastic ban in wet wipes: response to government announcement

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust’s response to the government announcing a UK-wide ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic

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Press Statement: Response to Government launch of £11M restoration fund from water company fines

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust’s response to the Defra announcement that up to £11 million from water company fines and penalties will be reinvested to improve the water environment.

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Press Statement: Response to annual event duration monitoring data on storm overflows

  • Matthew Woodard
A statement from our Chief Executive in response to the publication of the latest data on sewage discharge from storm overflows in England.

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River reflecting blue sky and the trees running along its bank

Press Statement: Audit office report underscores The Rivers Trust’s concerns for water quality in Northern Ireland’s Rivers and Lakes

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust has highlighted the alarming findings of the Northern Ireland Audit Office’s comprehensive report on water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes, published this week.

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Ireland river

Press release: New State of Our Rivers Report reveals alarming scale of freshwater crisis on the Island of Ireland

  • Matthew Woodard
This groundbreaking report marks the first time that data from both Northern Ireland and Ireland has been included, reflecting the organisation’s expanding presence in both members and project work and commitment to freshwater conservation on the island of Ireland.

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wetland in Ireland with peat moss in the foreground, water in midground, and fields and mountains in background.

Press Release: Buffer+: An Interreg NWE project focusing much needed attention on peatlands

  • Matthew Woodard
BUFFER+ is a new Interreg NWE-funded project that will run for four years through individual partner projects across five NW European countries (Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands). Each project aims to restore the capacity of peatlands to buffer water and carbon.

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pollution pouring from pipe into river

Press Statement: Response to the end of water companies self-monitoring sewage

  • Matthew Woodard
Our response to the announcement that water companies will no longer be monitoring themselves on sewage.

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rocky river running through a forest with overhanging trees

Press Statement: Response to the Office for Environmental Protection report — government not on track to meet nature targets

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust response to the recent Office for Environmental Protection report showing that the government is not on track to meet nature targets. 

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Wetland Ireland

Press Statement: The Rivers Trust announces innovative water stewardship project partnership in Ireland

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust is embarking on an exciting three-year partnership with Amazon Web Services and Meta in Ireland, initiating a dynamic collaboration to unearth opportunities and execute transformative, large-scale, nature-driven solutions.

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Press Statement: Response to BBC investigation on water company reporting of sewage pollution incidents

  • Matthew Woodard
Our response to the BBC investigation on water company reporting of sewage pollution incidents.

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