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How to save England’s rivers

In the rural shires of England, discontent has been quietly, yet steadily growing. Following years of complaints about declining river health, the problem has exploded into the public consciousness, with one report, released in September, revealing that only 16 per cent of English rivers were in ‘good ecological health’. It came just months after BBC

Time is running out to fix England’s water system

What is the state of England’s drainage infrastructure? According to one recent report, not good – with overflow from Britain’s dated sewage systems blamed for causing severe pollution in many of England’s rivers. Now a coalition of conservationists, river enthusiasts (including wild swimmers, fishermen and some well-known figures such as the singer Feargal Sharkey) and