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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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23 August 2022
High Court turns down Fish Legal bid to challenge Powys poultry expansion plan
In a hearing yesterday, the High Court in Cardiff refused permission for Fish Legal to proceed with…
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01 August 2022
Southern Water drought plan for rare chalk stream faces challenge for failure to protect wild salmon
A proposal by utility Southern Water to lift restrictions on the amount of water it takes from the R…
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20 July 2022
Industrial chicken complex application in Tywi catchment thrown out by planners on environmental grounds
Planning permission for a 16,000 strong free range poultry unit at Pentrefelin near Llandeilo has be…
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11 July 2022
Sewage pollution in River Tawe? “Live with it.”
Natural Resources Wales has confirmed that work to stop regular discharges of untreated sewage into…
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06 July 2022
Defra gives thumbs up to North Eastern IFCA’s dodgy maths for bass netting
In February, Fish Legal (FL) discovered that the North-Eastern Inshore Fisheries Conservation Author…
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24 June 2022
Her Majesty’s cheese supplier fined £1.52 million for environmental crimes
The makers of Cathedral City cheese were fined £1.52 million and ordered to pay £272,747 in legal co…
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23 June 2022
Natural Resources Wales conclude that there is no environmental damage on the River Wye
Two years after Fish legal notified Natural Resources Wales (NRW) that environmental damage is being…
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01 June 2022
Questions over water pollution risk from new intensive poultry proposal in Herefordshire
Fish Legal has raised concerns about an application that will increase capacity at a poultry site in…
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01 June 2022
Environment Agency refuse to review problem permit at East Midlands Airport causing chronic pollution
The Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed that it will not be reviewing the environmental permit for…
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