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11 November 2022
Southern Water drop plan to abstract water from rare chalk stream below level set to protect wild salmon
Southern Water has quietly dropped its application for a drought permit that would have allowed it t…
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09 November 2022
Poultry unit in North Yorkshire rejected by local planners
Planning permission for a proposed poultry unit for egg production covering 60 hectares in Hambleton…
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03 November 2022
Fish Legal highlights risk to Rivers Wye and Lugg of Anaerobic Digestor plans in Ledbury
Fish Legal has submitted objections to a planning application for an Anaerobic Digester plant in Her…
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02 November 2022
Another Herefordshire River Suffers Bankside Damage by Landowner
Natural England has confirmed that they are investigating another potential case of unconsented dama…
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26 October 2022
Holyrood Committee hosts “crucial/urgent investigation” of Scottish fishing
Rural Affairs Committee confirm inquiry into management of Scotland’s inshore fisheries Rural Affair…
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24 October 2022
Fish legal loses Wye case at Court of Appeal after long battle – despite planning “error of law”
Fish Legal has lost one of its cases relating to the increasing numbers of poultry farms in the Rive…
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20 October 2022
Missing monitoring data leaves “Turbocharged” East Midlands Airport de-icer pollution unchecked
The Environment Agency has confirmed that East Midlands Airport is failing to provide key monitoring…
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26 September 2022
Scottish Government briefing bias in favour of bottom trawling exposed
Evidence of bias by Marine Scotland against interest groups calling for the use of less environmenta…
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26 September 2022
Fish Legal appeals High Court decision for the sake of The River Wye
Fish Legal has asked the Court of Appeal to look again at the Cardiff High Court decision to refuse…
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06 September 2022
Gaps in River Wye abstraction data raise questions over regulatory oversight during times of drought
Fish Legal has written to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Environment Agency (EA) asking how t…
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