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  1. ‘Forever chemicals’ – the national cancer scandal brewing in a Lancashire town
    By Pippa Neill

    In this week’s newsletter: residents living near a chemical factory are the latest community concerned about the health and environmental impact of Pfas contamination

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Environment #Chemicalindustry #EnvironmentAgency #Pfas #Cancer #Soil #Pollution #Health #Society #TheGuardian #PippaNeill

  2. ‘Forever chemicals’ – the national cancer scandal brewing in a Lancashire town
    By Pippa Neill

    In this week’s newsletter: residents living near a chemical factory are the latest community concerned about the health and environmental impact of Pfas contamination

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Environment #Chemicalindustry #EnvironmentAgency #Pfas #Cancer #Soil #Pollution #Health #Society #TheGuardian #PippaNeill

  3. Related: Why these litter pickers are breaking the law to clean up a London river - Channel 4 News

    A team of local volunteers has been picking rubbish, clearing the river banks and restoring London's River Roding, saying they've got no other choice since no one else is doing it.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9Hvdzu_zw

    #UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #London #Rivers #CommunityAction #Community #RiverRoding #Trash #LitterPicking #EnvironmentAgency

  4. Related: Why these litter pickers are breaking the law to clean up a London river - Channel 4 News

    A team of local volunteers has been picking rubbish, clearing the river banks and restoring London's River Roding, saying they've got no other choice since no one else is doing it.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9Hvdzu_zw

    #UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #London #Rivers #CommunityAction #Community #RiverRoding #Trash #LitterPicking #EnvironmentAgency

  5. Related: Why these litter pickers are breaking the law to clean up a London river - Channel 4 News

    A team of local volunteers has been picking rubbish, clearing the river banks and restoring London's River Roding, saying they've got no other choice since no one else is doing it.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9Hvdzu_zw

    #UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #London #Rivers #CommunityAction #Community #RiverRoding #Trash #LitterPicking #EnvironmentAgency

  6. Related: Why these litter pickers are breaking the law to clean up a London river - Channel 4 News

    A team of local volunteers has been picking rubbish, clearing the river banks and restoring London's River Roding, saying they've got no other choice since no one else is doing it.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9Hvdzu_zw

    #UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #London #Rivers #CommunityAction #Community #RiverRoding #Trash #LitterPicking #EnvironmentAgency

  7. Related: Why these litter pickers are breaking the law to clean up a London river - Channel 4 News

    A team of local volunteers has been picking rubbish, clearing the river banks and restoring London's River Roding, saying they've got no other choice since no one else is doing it.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9Hvdzu_zw

    #UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #London #Rivers #CommunityAction #Community #RiverRoding #Trash #LitterPicking #EnvironmentAgency

  8. River Waters Marked Unfit for Dip Amid Expansion of Bathing Sites

    Most official river swimming spots in England have 'don't swim' warnings. This affects swimmers as new Thames site opens.

    #RiverPollution, #SwimSafe, #LondonThames, #WaterQuality, #EnvironmentAgency

    newsletter.tf/england-river-sw

  9. UK government plans police-style powers for Environment Agency to crack down on waste crime

    The UK government is considering granting enforcement officers of the Environment Agency (EA) police-style powers to strengthen the…
    #Environment #environmentagency #fly-tipping #illegalwastedisposal #londonwastecrime #ukflytippingregulations #uknews #wastecrime
    europesays.com/2848076/

  10. 💩 Absolutely, @friends-earth.bsky.social, #DirtyBusiness!
    'Heartbreaking how polluters, and a failing system, continuously lets them, break rules, devastate lives, and poison ecosystems.' @channel4.bsky.social @theriverstrust.bsky.social
    💩 #EnvironmentAgency
    💩 #DEFRA
    theriverstrust.org/sewage-map

  11. 💩 Absolutely, @friends-earth.bsky.social, #DirtyBusiness!
    'Heartbreaking how polluters, and a failing system, continuously lets them, break rules, devastate lives, and poison ecosystems.' @channel4.bsky.social @theriverstrust.bsky.social
    💩 #EnvironmentAgency
    💩 #DEFRA
    theriverstrust.org/sewage-map

  12. Absolutely, @channel4.bsky.social, #DirtyBusiness!
    'Heartbreaking how polluters, and a failing system, continuously lets them, break rules, devastate lives, and poison ecosystems.' @theriverstrust.bsky.social @friends-earth.bsky.social #Sewage #EnvironmentAgency #DEFRA
    theriverstrust.org/sewage-map

  13. Absolutely, @channel4.bsky.social, #DirtyBusiness!
    'Heartbreaking how polluters, and a failing system, continuously lets them, break rules, devastate lives, and poison ecosystems.' @theriverstrust.bsky.social @friends-earth.bsky.social #Sewage #EnvironmentAgency #DEFRA
    theriverstrust.org/sewage-map

  14. Ministry: Estonia might hit LULUCF target after all | News

    Under the Environment Agency’s latest forecast, Estonia emitted significantly more greenhouse gases than allowed in the LULUCF sector…
    #Estonia #EE #Europe #Europa #EU #ClimatePolicy #Eesti #environmentagency #estonia #EuropeanUnion #Forestry #greentransition #Greenhousegasemissions #lulucf #ministryofclimate #Uudised
    europesays.com/2800117/

  15. ‘The new narcotics’: how waste crime is causing environmental disaster across the UK.

    As organised criminals increase their involvement in waste crime, labelled the “new narcotics”, the scale of the environmental disaster they are creating is spreading.

    Criminals face few repercussions for dumping toxic rubbish as Environment Agency struggles to keep up.

    mediafaro.org/article/20251122

    #Waste #Toxic #Environment #EnvironmentAgency #OrganisedCrime #Crime #Society #LocalGovernment #UK #Chemicals

  16. River close to engulfing waste mountain, MP warns

    Marcus White and Jamie Morris, November 17, 2025

    "A river is rising and threatening to engulf a mountain of fly-tipped waste in a field, an MP has warned.

    "After heavy rain over the weekend, the River Cherwell is now lapping against the 'obscene' 150m (490ft) long pile near Kidlington in Oxfordshire, Calum Miller told the House of Commons.

    "The Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock said the situation had become 'much more urgent' and asked the government to intervene.

    "Environment Minister Emma Hardy said the Environment Agency was investigating and had acted to prevent further access to the site.

    "Fly-tippers are thought to have spent weeks building up the mound in a field between the river and the A34.

    "The Oxfordshire MP said it had reached a height of up to 12m (39ft).

    "Asking a Urgent Question in the House of Commons, he said the river level had risen by about 4ft (1.2m) in recent days and some of the waste was now afloat.

    "He said: 'This incident highlights that organised criminal gangs are carefully planning operations to dump #IndustrialWaste in the countryside.'

    " 'They earn millions of pounds in illegal earnings without a thought for the health of people or animals, nor the damage to soil, water or air. And I am deeply concerned that the #EnvironmentAgency (#EA) is not equipped to deal with this unfolding #EnvironmentalDisaster.'

    "Mr Miller said the government should order a clean-up by issuing a directive to the EA, similar to the one given for #HoadesWood in Kent in 2024.

    "He also urged ministers to review the government's response to waste crime and allow the National Crime Agency to investigate the most serious cases."

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2762

    #FlyTipping #UK #Garbage #Pollution #FlyTips #IllegalDumping

  17. River close to engulfing waste mountain, MP warns

    Marcus White and Jamie Morris, November 17, 2025

    "A river is rising and threatening to engulf a mountain of fly-tipped waste in a field, an MP has warned.

    "After heavy rain over the weekend, the River Cherwell is now lapping against the 'obscene' 150m (490ft) long pile near Kidlington in Oxfordshire, Calum Miller told the House of Commons.

    "The Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock said the situation had become 'much more urgent' and asked the government to intervene.

    "Environment Minister Emma Hardy said the Environment Agency was investigating and had acted to prevent further access to the site.

    "Fly-tippers are thought to have spent weeks building up the mound in a field between the river and the A34.

    "The Oxfordshire MP said it had reached a height of up to 12m (39ft).

    "Asking a Urgent Question in the House of Commons, he said the river level had risen by about 4ft (1.2m) in recent days and some of the waste was now afloat.

    "He said: 'This incident highlights that organised criminal gangs are carefully planning operations to dump #IndustrialWaste in the countryside.'

    " 'They earn millions of pounds in illegal earnings without a thought for the health of people or animals, nor the damage to soil, water or air. And I am deeply concerned that the #EnvironmentAgency (#EA) is not equipped to deal with this unfolding #EnvironmentalDisaster.'

    "Mr Miller said the government should order a clean-up by issuing a directive to the EA, similar to the one given for #HoadesWood in Kent in 2024.

    "He also urged ministers to review the government's response to waste crime and allow the National Crime Agency to investigate the most serious cases."

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2762

    #FlyTipping #UK #Garbage #Pollution #FlyTips #IllegalDumping

  18. River close to engulfing waste mountain, MP warns

    Marcus White and Jamie Morris, November 17, 2025

    "A river is rising and threatening to engulf a mountain of fly-tipped waste in a field, an MP has warned.

    "After heavy rain over the weekend, the River Cherwell is now lapping against the 'obscene' 150m (490ft) long pile near Kidlington in Oxfordshire, Calum Miller told the House of Commons.

    "The Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock said the situation had become 'much more urgent' and asked the government to intervene.

    "Environment Minister Emma Hardy said the Environment Agency was investigating and had acted to prevent further access to the site.

    "Fly-tippers are thought to have spent weeks building up the mound in a field between the river and the A34.

    "The Oxfordshire MP said it had reached a height of up to 12m (39ft).

    "Asking a Urgent Question in the House of Commons, he said the river level had risen by about 4ft (1.2m) in recent days and some of the waste was now afloat.

    "He said: 'This incident highlights that organised criminal gangs are carefully planning operations to dump #IndustrialWaste in the countryside.'

    " 'They earn millions of pounds in illegal earnings without a thought for the health of people or animals, nor the damage to soil, water or air. And I am deeply concerned that the #EnvironmentAgency (#EA) is not equipped to deal with this unfolding #EnvironmentalDisaster.'

    "Mr Miller said the government should order a clean-up by issuing a directive to the EA, similar to the one given for #HoadesWood in Kent in 2024.

    "He also urged ministers to review the government's response to waste crime and allow the National Crime Agency to investigate the most serious cases."

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2762

    #FlyTipping #UK #Garbage #Pollution #FlyTips #IllegalDumping

  19. River close to engulfing waste mountain, MP warns

    Marcus White and Jamie Morris, November 17, 2025

    "A river is rising and threatening to engulf a mountain of fly-tipped waste in a field, an MP has warned.

    "After heavy rain over the weekend, the River Cherwell is now lapping against the 'obscene' 150m (490ft) long pile near Kidlington in Oxfordshire, Calum Miller told the House of Commons.

    "The Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock said the situation had become 'much more urgent' and asked the government to intervene.

    "Environment Minister Emma Hardy said the Environment Agency was investigating and had acted to prevent further access to the site.

    "Fly-tippers are thought to have spent weeks building up the mound in a field between the river and the A34.

    "The Oxfordshire MP said it had reached a height of up to 12m (39ft).

    "Asking a Urgent Question in the House of Commons, he said the river level had risen by about 4ft (1.2m) in recent days and some of the waste was now afloat.

    "He said: 'This incident highlights that organised criminal gangs are carefully planning operations to dump #IndustrialWaste in the countryside.'

    " 'They earn millions of pounds in illegal earnings without a thought for the health of people or animals, nor the damage to soil, water or air. And I am deeply concerned that the #EnvironmentAgency (#EA) is not equipped to deal with this unfolding #EnvironmentalDisaster.'

    "Mr Miller said the government should order a clean-up by issuing a directive to the EA, similar to the one given for #HoadesWood in Kent in 2024.

    "He also urged ministers to review the government's response to waste crime and allow the National Crime Agency to investigate the most serious cases."

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2762

    #FlyTipping #UK #Garbage #Pollution #FlyTips #IllegalDumping

  20. River close to engulfing waste mountain, MP warns

    Marcus White and Jamie Morris, November 17, 2025

    "A river is rising and threatening to engulf a mountain of fly-tipped waste in a field, an MP has warned.

    "After heavy rain over the weekend, the River Cherwell is now lapping against the 'obscene' 150m (490ft) long pile near Kidlington in Oxfordshire, Calum Miller told the House of Commons.

    "The Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock said the situation had become 'much more urgent' and asked the government to intervene.

    "Environment Minister Emma Hardy said the Environment Agency was investigating and had acted to prevent further access to the site.

    "Fly-tippers are thought to have spent weeks building up the mound in a field between the river and the A34.

    "The Oxfordshire MP said it had reached a height of up to 12m (39ft).

    "Asking a Urgent Question in the House of Commons, he said the river level had risen by about 4ft (1.2m) in recent days and some of the waste was now afloat.

    "He said: 'This incident highlights that organised criminal gangs are carefully planning operations to dump #IndustrialWaste in the countryside.'

    " 'They earn millions of pounds in illegal earnings without a thought for the health of people or animals, nor the damage to soil, water or air. And I am deeply concerned that the #EnvironmentAgency (#EA) is not equipped to deal with this unfolding #EnvironmentalDisaster.'

    "Mr Miller said the government should order a clean-up by issuing a directive to the EA, similar to the one given for #HoadesWood in Kent in 2024.

    "He also urged ministers to review the government's response to waste crime and allow the National Crime Agency to investigate the most serious cases."

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2762

    #FlyTipping #UK #Garbage #Pollution #FlyTips #IllegalDumping