Inspiring thread about a small angling club who took the UK government to court for polluting their local river with sewage.... and won! 💪 Huge implications for every river basin in the UK

🚨💩Our 2023 Water Quality Report is here💩🚨 Exposing the #SewageScandal in all 4 corners of the UK, the report highlights the devastating human impact of the 💩 being dumped into our rivers, lakes and seas. Get informed. Get angry. Take action 👉waterquality.sas.org.uk👈 🧵

Harmful chemicals that have been banned since 2001 are still being found at toxic levels within 48% of marine mammals tested in UK study. 🐳 We must end our reliance on harmful #chemicals to prevent further build up in the environment. ⚠️ Research here👉 shorturl.at/rsuwO

The Hinkley C nuclear power plant developers are trying to remove fish protection measures (again!) This is open to public consultation at the moment. You can help by sharing your objections. More info below 👇 stophinkley.org/nuclear-new-bu…

Absolutely delighted to hear that the little loggerhead turtle we rescued in January last year has been nursed back to health by Blue Reef Aquarium and flown out to the Canary Islands so it can thrive in warmer waters. Because he was found on Friday 13th, he was named Jason. Swim

🚨Shocking levels of banned #PFAS chemicals found in landfill leachate across England but the govt doesn’t know which sites are most contaminated. Read about CHEM Trust's view in The Guardian article: buff.ly/49QNSZJ More in ENDS Report: buff.ly/49z6BZg #BanPFAS

We are honoured to support the excellent #CuttingDown Project in the Isles of Lewis & Harris in Scotland Plastic@Bay work with the community to ensure that waste-cuttings from nets and ropes don't end up in the sea Beautiful film about the project 👇 youtu.be/lYcS9rNsxDM?si…

3 years on from establishing its own system for regulating chemicals the UK: ❗️Continues to fall behind EU protections on chemicals ❗️Has watered down its chemical safety rules Read more in our review of UK REACH buff.ly/3IgPrUF

New findings from PAN UK reveal 25 #PFAS pesticides are applied to millions of hectares in the UK, contaminating food & the environment 👇 We're calling for restrictions on PFAS in pesticides as part of a #PFASFree economy 👉 wcl.org.uk/transitioning-… pan-uk.org/pfas-forever-c…

Help to inform future policy by taking part in our consultation on ‘Facilitating marine nature restoration through legislation’ Coastal communities, users of the sea and others with an interest can have their say at consult.gov.scot/marine-scotlan… by 16 May 2024.

Hot off the press, Stormwater Shepherds UK & CIWEM have published a report on pollution from highway runoff. Find out how polluting this runoff is & how the failure to apply the regulations is leaving rivers open to toxic pollution every time it rains. stormwatershepherds.org.uk/2024/05/08/bol…

A single filter for road runoff aided the return of trout to the Wandle after 90 years, yet no agency is monitoring road runoff, not the EA, not National Highways, not councils, so it's not included in any River Basin Management Plans. Joanna Bradley stormwatershepherds.org.uk/2024/05/08/bol…

Every August from the 6-9, people around the world honour the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by folding paper cranes. Join #CranesForOurFuture and show your support for a world without nuclear weapons! Mayors for Peace UK and Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities

Calling all fishers! 🎣 We're conducting a survey to gather insights on how gillnets and other fishing gear are lost in recreational fishing. 10 mins of your time can help us combat #MarineLitter! KIMO International 👉 buff.ly/3zlieqx

Our research grants are open 🧪 Do you have a seabird research project in need of some 💰? Apply before the 31st October to be awarded a grant up to £600. For more info: seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants

Encouraging! 💙🌊

Calling all fishers! 🎣 We're conducting a survey to gather insights on how gillnets and other fishing gear are lost in recreational fishing. 10 mins of your time can help us combat #MarineLitter! KIMO International 👉 buff.ly/3XC0lM9

Looking for some #MondayMotivation? KIMO UK has created a fun set of activities to get children excited to learn about #MarineLitter. (Adults: we can confirm it has the same effect on the child in you 😉) Read more: kimointernational.org/news/kimo-uk-f…

Proud to be a part of this! 💙🌊

Together we achieve more 👍