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Press Statement: Rise in serious pollution incidents shows once again why rivers need regulators to step up

  • Rebecca Duncan
Statement in response to Environment Agency Chief Regulator’s Report

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Press Statement: A ban on forever chemicals is essential for people and planet

  • Rebecca Duncan

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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 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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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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