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Pollution testing on the river Windrush pits science against sewage

A volunteer for Windrush Against Sewage Pollution tests treated wastewater being discharged back into the Windrush river from a nearby sewage treatment plant

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A blue gloved hand dips a glass container on a string into flowing water

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Diver documents the 'biblical' demise of UK rivers

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Mark Barrow dives UK rivers to expose the damaging effects of sewage and other pollutants in the water

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Seagrass restoration in Thames estuary could restore shark habitat

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Seagrass in Thames Estuary, Kent
Youth from Fridays for Future organization stage a protest calling to cease fires and end fossil fuels in the conference venue, Blue Zone during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 8, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on particular nations' decarbonisation goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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How 2023 saw the UK going backwards on climate issues

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Forget the Amazon – are these the most remarkable rivers in the world?

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Cooked Chinese mitten crabs piled up on a plate

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Edible and delicious Chinese mitten crabs are invading the UK

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The Thames Water Long Reach sewage treatment works on the banks of the Thames estuary in Dartford, Kent.

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London's drying rivers threaten the city's drinking water supply

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Huge fall in inspections meant to prevent illegal use of English water

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Dead fish floating in a river in Maidenhead, UK, in June 2023, thought to have been killed by a lack of oxygen in the hot weather

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Oxygen levels are dropping in rivers across the US and central Europe

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River restoration could help bring beavers back to Somerset

A novel technique to restore a river to its original state prior to any human intervention - known as stage zero - has been used for the first time at a large scale in the UK

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English rivers regularly pumped full of oxygen to prevent fish deaths

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Shad Twaite in the river Severn

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How the Unlocking the Severn project is helping fish return to breed

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MXCB40 The newly created Peters Village, still under construction, on the bank of the Medway in Kent, England

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Scrapping English river pollution rules will result in a murky outcome

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Activist swims Bristol channel dressed as a mermaid for cleaner rivers

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