Campaigners take Government to court over farm pollution going into river
by George Thompson
Feb 07, 2024
2 minutes
Campaigners have taken the Government to court over an alleged failure to stop farmers from polluting the river Wye.
Anti-pollution charity River Action took the Environment Agency (EA) to court on Wednesday for a judicial review, claiming it is allowing destructive levels of nutrients from chicken manure to enter the river.
The Wye is the fourth longest river in Britain and as it runs from central Wales to the Severn estuary.
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