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EXPLAINED: River wye - The Real Truth

High Court hearing for UK’s biggest environmental pollution claim begins

More than 1,300 people have joined the claim over pollution in the River Wye and River Usk

The Independent UK

The pollution court case that could reach far beyond the banks of the River Wye

The River Wye used to be full of wild salmon. Today it is full of algae.

The Conversation

Thousands bring UK’s biggest-ever environmental pollution legal action claim over River Wye

Nearly 4,000 people seeking mandated clean-up order against firms accused of causing ‘degradation’ to river

The Independent UK

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Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse

Once voted the UK’s favourite river, the River Wye flows from the Welsh mountains to the Severn estuary – 150 miles through an officially recognised “national landscape”. But this idyllic picture is changing, as the river is gradually choked by waste from industrial chicken farming.

The Conversation

UK and Welsh governments announce £1m fund to tackle River Wye pollution

The river’s water quality and wildlife has drastically declined after years of pollution from sewage discharges and industrial chicken farming.

Evening Standard

Campaigners fear plan to fight River Wye pollution has been shelved

Letters revealed under FoI laws show council asked environment secretary to investigate plan

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency accused of ‘scandalous neglect’ over chicken excrement entering River Wye

Charity says new evidence shows how poultry farms are draining excrement into river system

The Guardian - UK

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Natural England downgrades River Wye after wildlife decline

The river’s previous status of ‘unfavourable-recovering’ has been updated to ‘unfavourable-declining’

Evening Standard

River Wye health status downgraded by Natural England after wildlife review

River’s condition said to be declining as Wildlife Trusts calls for action from government on farming pollution

The Guardian - UK

High Court review to look at River Wye pollution

A large amount of organic manure has been spread over the land to facilitate the poultry industry's rapid growth near the River Wye, which as a result, has lead to a substantial increase in levels of phosphorus in the soil

Wales Online

Welsh Water invest £3.6m to improve quality of the River Wye

Welsh Water is investing £3.6m to remove phosphates from the treated wastewater in the river

Wales Online

Nicola Bulley: What investigations have been launched and why?

The 45-year-old’s body was recovered from the River Wye in Lancashire on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Nicola Bulley could have used path with no CCTV as friend wants abandoned house searched

Mother of two Nicola Bulley, 45, disappeared on January 27 from a footpath near the River Wye which police believe she fell in - although they admit she may have left via a path

Daily Mirror

Nicola Bulley 'unlikely to be found in river and impossible for her to be in the sea'

Diving group Specialist Group International (SGI) have been searching "large areas" of water in the River Wye after being drafted in by police this week, with experts admitting the case is "baffling"

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Tesco chicken supplier should pay to clean up River Wye, says charity

Campaigners urge leading poultry producer Avara Foods to fund reparations for pollution from its chicken farm suppliers

The Guardian - UK

Landmark decision on mega poultry farm could mean ‘life or death’ of River Wye

Welsh government considers whether to block plan after experts say manure from intensive units is turning Wye into ‘pea soup’

The Guardian - UK

Chicken farms may explain decline of the River Wye, tests suggest

Citizen scientists find high phosphorous levels in the soil could be polluting the river in Herefordshire

The Guardian - UK

Volunteers can’t save our rivers from this tide of filth

Letters: Citizen scientists are no replacement for an underfunded and toothless Environment Agency, writes Gary Bennett, while Anthony Davies laments the pollution of the River Wye by intensive chicken farming

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Fisherman says sewage has been spilling into River Wye near where people swim

The concerns follow wider reports of sewage being dumped across Wales

The Guardian - UK

Tesco suppliers must raise standards to avert death of River Wye, say campaigners

River Action warns of phosphates in excrement produced by intensive chicken farming suffocating life

Daily Mirror

British river turns into 'open sewer' as manure spread on nearby land pollutes waters

The River Wye is a special area of conservation but is suffering from its location at the centre of intensive poultry production. Locals have stopped swimming in the Wye after it turned green

Daily Mirror

Family pay tribute to 'extraordinary' mum found dead three months after disappearing

Janet Edwards body was found in the River Wye in Ross-on-Wye on March 10 after a three month search. The 66-year-old's family has thanked everyone for their support

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