Throughout the country the Environment Agency is taking the same line, it's the hot weather that's to blame for all these fish kills thereby conveniently overlooking the longterm, underlying issues of over abstraction and pollution both of which they are supposed to regulate.

Today it's the River Ware. Which river's next?

"Blackpool swimmers still urged to avoid sea as tensions grow following sewage spill." Reminder 1 month ago United Utilities paid shareholders a £300m dividend and £30m in salary and bonuses to their previous CEO and people can't swim in the sea. blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/environme…

Another shit morning watching a sewage release in a very warm and low river 😡😡😡😡

Like a car crash in slow motion… ☠️ £ billions stripped out in dividends by investors in recent years ☠️ 25% of water lost each year in leaks ☠️ 68,000 hrs of raw sewage discharged last year into Thames ☠️ Company now facing insolvency news.sky.com/story/minister…

And we wonder why Norfolks chalk streams are dying! 😡

"Britain's water companies sitting on debt timebomb - with more than half of industry's £65bn mountain linked to inflation." For those complaining about loosing their investment two words, due diligence. What bit of debt mountain did you not understand? thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…

Repeat after me "sewage dumping is illegal 'outside of exceptional situations'". In 2009 just 25% of England's rivers were in 'Good' ecological condition, according to Defra UK's latest estimate by 2027 that number will have plummeted to 6% That's everything you need to know

The insidious hallmarks of declining river health. You don't always see it without a reference point.

.Zac Goldsmith said Sunak was apathetic towards the environment Bloomberg reports that Sunak's team is considering scrapping rules to protect rivers from nutrient pollution Dropping water protections to appease housebuilders looks less like apathy and more like hostility

Afonydd Cymru: The Rivers Trust of Wales ceh Environment Platform Wales Ben Wilson NRW/CNC Oly Lowe Total phosphorus or phosphate? The former, along with nitrate, ammonia, calcium and sunlight, drives algal blooms, but only a fraction of the 'P' (phosphate) is measured by EA and NRW.

🚨NEW CAMPAIGN Factory farms produce more toxic poo than our soils and rivers can absorb. But your council can help! Tell them to #SaveOurRivers 👉 sustainweb.org/news/save-our-…

If Isabel is this dim, imagine how accurate her political views are.

"How the High Court could bring a quick end to sewage pollution A judicial review could force water companies to end sewage spills immediately and without charging customers," Hands up anyone who would not like to see that outcome? inews.co.uk/news/environme…

All good - but we also have highly protected fresh water catchments of international calibre, such as the Lugg & Wye, that have been utterly tanked despite their protections. I’m a bit worried that ‘highly protected’ might not mean very much and will protect even less.

Wye and Usk Foundation and Catchment Sensitive Farming 'Potato Event' at Kimbolton #Herefordshire 'Reducing the environmental footprint of potato growing' with Farm Carbon Toolkit and SFI/STEPS grants to support Special thanks to Farm Herefordshire Tyrrells, McCain, Puffin, Branston

"Over 100 busloads of toxic poo are produced by factory farms in the UK every hour. With soils saturated, this ends up washing into rivers, suffocating wildlife" Analysis from Sustain has revealed the horrific volume of💩produced by industrial farms 👉 bit.ly/3XGXb9K

Alarming levels of industrial animal waste poisoning UK rivers | Sustain sustainweb.org/news/jun23-ind…

"Thames Water fined £3.3m after rivers turn black with sewage killing 1,400 fish." You'd think at some point the idea would sink in but no, too greedy, too complacent, too stupid and I'm not sure if I'm talking about Thames Water 💧 or the regulator Ofwat. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/b…

"Water firms are planning new price rises for customers, Ofwat chief warns as he says Thames Water customers won't have to cover cost if firm collapses." Ofwat have to approve any rise, will they? 40%? What the hell has Ofwat been doing last 30 years? dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…