Excellent #investigativejournalism from #C4news on #watercompanies in the UK getting a "free out of jail card" for serious #environmental #crimes, by making a #charity payment called "enforcement undertaking (EU)". This is basically like an out-of-court settlement that victims can't avoid or negotiate, & in criminal matters, which is unheard of in UK/International #Law. A red flag for the #RiversTrust, who systematically ACCEPT this blood money & support the statusquo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwsXgS29psw

Are you an angler, canoeist, hiker, or wild swimmer? Do you regularly visit one or more UK rivers?

Could you spend 15 minutes monitoring your river in the next week?

Data gathered during Big River Watch can support policy change; helping turn the tide on plastics or stem the flow of untreated sewage.

#BigRiverWatch #Rivers #UKRivers #RiversTrust #Canoeing #Rambling #Swimming #Wildlife #Sewage #PlasticPollution

The Big River Watch | The Rivers Trust
https://theriverstrust.org/take-action/the-big-river-watch?mc_cid=176bc3539c&mc_eid=2e9968dc16

#British and [Northern]Irish #waterways in desperate state from #pollution, report reveals

Not a single waterway in England or Northern Ireland in good overall health, according to #RiversTrust
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/26/british-irish-rivers-desperate-state-pollution-report-trust

#ToryPoliciesInAction #DirtyParty #ProfitBeforeEnvironment #Agriculture #Sewage

Competitors report falling ill after triathlon event in waters of river Eden | Water | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/01/competitors-report-falling-ill-after-triathlon-event-in-waters-of-river-eden

#Triathlon
#Diahorrea
#StomachCramps
#SouthernWater
#RiverEden
#Sewage
#SewageDischarges
#UKHSA
#HeverCastle
#CastleRaceSeries
#RiversTrust
#EA