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Press statement: response to relaxation of nutrient neutrality laws

  • Rebecca Duncan
A statement from The Rivers Trust

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Nutrient pollution; we’re calling for environmental regulations not to be relaxed

  • Matthew Woodard
In recent weeks, media reports have surfaced suggesting that environmental regulations around the nutrient pollution caused by building development may be reduced, representing an undeniable threat to waterways that are already under pressure. In response, The Rivers Trust has signed an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak led by Wildlife and Countryside Link, calling for these considerations around nutrient neutrality to be urgently stepped away from.

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Statement in response to Water Company Environmental Performance Assessment and new ​‘polluter pays’ legislation

  • Rebecca Duncan
A statement from our Chief Executive, Mark Lloyd.

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Hay Days

  • Rebecca Duncan
PR & Events Lead Rebecca Duncan reflects on The Rivers Trust’s trip to Hay-on-Wye and the famous Hay Festival.

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The Rivers Trust response to Government’s Plan for Water

  • Rebecca Duncan
Our initial response to the government’s Plan for Water, published on 4th April 2023.

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New wetlands in Wiltshire to recharge nearly 600 million litres of groundwater per year

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust, Action for the River Kennet and Amazon Web Services collaborate to create two new wetlands across North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty.

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Future Rivers Forum: A day of collaboration, insight, and inspiration.

  • Rebecca Duncan
A collaborative event to improve rivers across the North West

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Statement from our CEO on proposed changes to environmental legislation

  • Rebecca Duncan
Mark Lloyd, CEO of The Rivers Trust, responds to recent government proposals on changing environmental legislation

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Across the Divides: Ireland’s Biodiversity Crisis

  • Rebecca Duncan
Mark Horton, The Rivers Trust’s All Ireland Director and CEO of Ballinderry Rivers Trust, joins the Across Divides podast to look at the ways that communities can be enabled to tackle the biodiversity crisis through collaborative approaches.

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Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan still too little, too late

  • Rebecca Duncan
Our official response to Defra’s Storm Overflows Reduction plan, published 26th August 2022.

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