In House of Lords today, peers will discuss the imposition of a Growth Duty on Ofwat🌊

This would push water company regulation even more to economic growth over cleaning up the environment👎

We're calling for this to be replaced with a Green Duty👇

wcl.org.uk/docs/assets/up…

🚨New Sewage Map!💩

Sorry to add more #sewage to your feed, but it's to tell you that we've updated our interactive Sewage Map with the recent 2023 spill data.

The data is in your hands: find out where & for how long untreated sewage reached your river.

theriverstrust.org/sewage-map

Over 90,000 dams in the nation have been cataloged, however, many of the smaller mill dams are unaccounted for. These smaller dams obstruct the natural flow of a river, serve little to no purpose, and should be prioritized for removal as well. delawarecurrents.org/2024/02/19/del…

Bad news for our rivers as Government plans to push water company regulation even harder towards economic growth over cleaning up the environment👇

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65d611f2…

Instead of a duty on company growth, Ofwat needs a green duty to clean up our struggling waterways🌊

Look at the STATE of our rivers!👀

The latest The Rivers Trust report delves into just how our rivers are faring, from the issues plaguing them to the solutions we need implemented.

Explore stats, maps & more to understand the current #StateOfOurRivers 👉
theriverstrust.org/report

👀Just look at the STATE of our rivers ‼️

Our new #StateOfOurRivers Report uncovers how unhealthy our rivers really are, from the issues plaguing them to the solutions we urgently need.

Read the report for stats, case studies, maps & more: theriverstrust.org/key-issues/sta…

We're excited to announce the #NatureRecoveryLeadershipProgramme for the #NorthOfEngland & #Scotland ! Generously funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund & @esmeefairbairn, this is a significant step forward in #NatureRegeneration in the UK.

Learn more & apply at commonpurpose.org/nature-recover…

✨We are so excited to share that Dr Amir Khan GP is our newest Rivers Trust ambassador! ✨

Amir is a GP, broadcaster and writer, is passionate about wildlife, and believes in the power of restoring nature and green prescribing. Thanks for joining the fight for healthy rivers. 💙

This is a very thoughtful and empathetic piece from Bella Bathurst. Yes, there's an environmental crisis with agricultural production, but its roots are undeniable economic forces with harrowing human impacts. theguardian.com/environment/20…

The yellow line is last year. Not great, especially the upward slant.

Now see the little red line? That's 2024 so far.

Govt is busy pretending none of this is happening.

Mary Robinson reacts to the release of the draft text at #COP28 :

“It is not good enough to say you recognise and respect the science but then fail to take heed of its dire warnings in the collective action you commit to.

It is not good enough to note with ‘alarm and serious

This #WorldSoilDay we're sending out an SOS. SAVE. OUR. SOIL. Because tomorrow is too late. 🤎🪱

Soil is the heart and soul of our planet, and we couldn't live without it. It's time we all stopped thinking of it as dirt.

#WorldSoilDay 2023

🎉 Positive River News!

It's time to wave goodbye to another month with some good news.

We've got native crayfish being released, weir removals, chalk stream restorations, and much more.

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We are deeply concerned by today's @bbcnews article & Panorama episode suggesting water companies can downgrade the severity of pollution events.

Read our full response below & on our website.

Panorama episode 👉 buff.ly/46NGCvw
News article 👉 buff.ly/4a7JaY8

Our analysis with Wildlife and Countryside Link revealed high levels of toxic forever chemicals in wildlife⚠️

🧪 England's freshwater fish were found to contain PFOS at concentrations up to 1000x higher than the EU proposed safe levels for wildlife.

Learn more👇

inews.co.uk/news/environme…

#BanPFAS

I will never recover from this student email.

What image springs to mind when you hear the words:
Scottish Salmon

Healthy rivers are vital for #climate resilience, #nature restoration and our #wellbeing , so we're celebrating them!

Join our free #events with inspiring people who wild swim, fish, write, campaign, embark on adventures, and even row for Great Britain.👇
theriverstrust.org/about-us/events

Big up for our Big Give campaign - please give generously over the next 6 days and your donation will be matched, enabling us to do twice as much!

💙Our #BigGive Fundraiser is live! Today is #GivingTuesday but all week donations to our work are doubled.

Help us have twice the impact as we:
1⃣Fight for healthy #rivers
2⃣Support monitoring & ecological restoration
3⃣Campaign for policy change

Donate: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a0569…