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Heartbreaking. 💔 The government has rejected proposals to protect England’s chalk streams. The UK is home to 85% of the world’s chalk streams, rare, precious ecosystems found almost nowhere else on Earth. These rivers are our nation’s rainforest, crystal-clear lifelines for

Credit where credit is due (with crucial caveats) on the water pollution and sewage scandals. The govt opens 81 criminal investigations into water + sewerage companies: gov.uk/government/new… Defra UK HM Treasury Steve Reed MP Environment Agency Ofwat Friends of the Earth Wildlife and Countryside Link

Roll on 1st June - when the ban on #disposablevapes starts. Just some of the hundreds of #vapes + packaging we’ve taken off the streets, and from road verges, parks, rivers. Will the ban work? Do trading standards have the resources to check retailers? bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8d…

Good to see National Trust mag feature Street Trees for Living #Lewisham Street Trees for Living Painstaking work in town & country to get the right trees in the right places - and for the right reasons. As the mag says, “Planting trees isn’t just digging a hole and sticking in a sapling!”

🏏 Why London Needs a Sports Development Strategy NOW. Playing fields are vanishing, and borough plans aren’t enough. 📖 Read CPRE London’s new piece by Alice Roberts: 🔗 cprelondon.org.uk/news/sports-de… #SaveOurFields #UrbanPlanning #GreenSpaces #SportForAll

Breaking news | Defra issues #PollutionAlert for London on #CleanAirDay hours after Adrian Ramsay MP for Waveney Valley joined our call for Metro Mayors and Steve Reed MP Wes Streeting Angela Rayner to send press releases to media and weather forecasters warning them about the worst ozone #AirPollution

🚨Official #CodeRed🚨| Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan issues HIGH #AirPollution alert for London on Saturday 21 June 2025 #LongestDay #HottestDay. Sadiq Khan is leading the way (again) and saving lives by warning about this major UK-wide multi-day ozone episode london.gov.uk/Mayor%20of%20L…

#AssemblyEnvironment has written to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to respond to the new London Plan consultation. You can read the letter in full here: london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha… @leoniec

United Utilities and regulators exposed - a gripping short clip - essential viewing for anyone interested in the privatised water scam. MattStaniek and Prof Peter Hammond Peter Hammond doing the job of a £ 1.9 billion Environment Agency. Channel 4 News Team channel4.com/news/has-sewag…

The pollution threat from the dumping of Lime Bikes Lime in rivers is getting a bit of news coverage at last. We often report the dumping of #LimeBikes in local rivers. BBC News (UK) story (long overdue…): bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Is the disposable vapes ban working? We’ve been removing discarded vapes from rivers, parks, streets, pavements, gutters, and drains for a year and more. Why are they so bad for rivers and waterways? And how many are still being sold? salamandernews.org/has-disposable…

Disgraceful of a #Labour govt to try to force nature charities to sign a statement supporting the dire #Planning & Infrastructure Bill. Do local Labour MPs in our area Janet Daby MP Matthew Pennycook MP Clive Efford 💙 Vicky Foxcroft 💙 support this arrogant tactic? theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

#AssemblyEnvironment has written to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan calling for an evidenced-based approach to planting the right trees in London’s changing climate. london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha… @leoniec @thomasfturrell @bassammahfouz Joanne McCartney @zackpolanski @keithprinceam @gareth_roberts_

Thunderstorms and heavy rain overnight and into the weekend could lead to flooding. Stay vigilant and please don’t drive through floodwater, just 30cm is enough to float your car - it isn't worth the risk.

Or: - The Govt knows the dire state of water, not just the sewage scandal, threatens reputations and is a vote loser - The weakening & dismissing of regulation as mere ‘red tape’ has come home to roost - Water Co’s will ‘invest’ if customers pay more & regs are weakened - Repeat

Or: Q- When we say we’ve secured £104bn to ‘invest’ that’s your money ie you’re paying. - Water Co investors only ‘invest’ if they can seize a pot of customers’ money - and lobby the govt to weaken regulations. - Meanwhile, the govt keeps its Environment Agency on austerity budgets.

Happy birthday to us! We’ve been proudly defending the right to enjoy public spaces since 19 July 1865, and we’re not slowing down. Thank you to all our supporters, volunteers, and colleagues who make our work possible. Read some of our highlights: bit.ly/4eWR3CF 💚

The River Lea is looking vulnerable at the moment. Dissolved oxygen above Lea Bridge Weir has dropped below 20%. The rain has washed in accumulated muck from 80 square miles of paved areas. It churns up pollution in the silt & turns the water cloudy so plants produce less O2.