charles watson
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Founder & Chairman: River Action @riveractionuk Campaigning to Rescue our Rivers from the escalating crisis of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution
New Forest UK
Joined March 2012
This is why we are taking the Government to court:.We are fighting for the rights of our rivers…. 💦 to flow.🐟 to native biodiversity .☠️to be free of pollution .🏞️ to be fed from sustainable aquifers .🌳to restoration. #SaveTheWye .@RiverActionUK
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RT @RiverActionUK: 😮 2024 saw the highest number of pollution incidents on record! 💩 . Here is a thread of some of the most shocking stati….
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RT @paulpowlesland: Is there anything marshes can’t do? . The recent heatwaves have shown the cooling properties provided by urban wetlands….
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RT @BenGoldsmith: On hot days like this one, it becomes painfully obvious how vital it is that we restore Britain's lost wetlands. Our la….
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RT @ciwf: ". toxic megafarms produce vast quantities of animal waste, which is spread on local land with minimal consideration for the cum….
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I explain in the @guardian why @RiverActionUK’s court victory to block a 🐓megafarm in Shropshire creates a critically important legal precedent for preventing the environmental crisis caused by the UK’s boom in livestock factory farming.⬇️
theguardian.com
We won a high court case against Shropshire council’s plans for a new polluting poultry unit. Now a precedent has been set, says River Action founder Charles Watson
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RT @EllieChowns: Brilliant: High Court has ruled the cumulative impact of factory farms must be taken into account when considering plannin….
bbc.co.uk
A high court judge overturns a decision to allow a four-shed site with up to 200,000 birds.
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💥Massive legal win for @RiverActionUK💥.Judge rules that livestock mega farms must take account of cumulative environmental impact.Had this ruling been there 10 years ago the desecration of the River Wye by intensive 🐓production would never have happened
shropshirestar.com
High Court quashes planning permission for 200,000-bird chicken megafarm in Shropshire as environmental campaigners celebrate
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RT @RiverActionUK: River Action Chairman and founder, Charles Watson 🗣️ "We are fast approaching the most pivotal moment in the UK water in….
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RT @FriendsUpperWye: We’ve seen algal blooms up and down the Wye catchment in the last few weeks - here is just a sample of photos showing….
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RT @RiverActionUK: 🪦 This is what a dying river looks like. 🪦. "No, the river isn't green and bright, its brown and full of 💩". This crisis….
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RT @RiverActionUK: 3 months into the job, the CEO of Thames Water, Chris Weston recieved a £195K bonus. 🤑. As our CEO @jaowallace72 stated….
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RT @RiverActionUK: 🚨 Attention all river polluters! 🚨. 👩⚖️ If you fail our rivers, we will take you to court. If you're a mismanaged wate….
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RT @RiverActionUK: We’re delighted to welcome three exceptional new trustees to the River Action board!. 🎭@TheJimMurray, our new Vice Chair….
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RT @RiverActionUK: 📣 RIVER ACTION IN COURT TODAY📣. River Action takes Shropshire Council to court over chicken megafarm approval. 💪 Join u….
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RT @SaveTheWye: This morning at Cardiff Civil Justice Centre 💪.To coincide with @RiverActionUK hearing, campaigners gathered outside the co….
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RT @RiverActionUK: 🕛🚨 The Water Commission's public consultation shuts tomorrow at midnight . Most people. agree our rivers are dying. Mo….
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RT @RiverActionUK: 👩⚖️ Help us take legal action to rescue our rivers. Tired of sewage spills, rising bills, and zero accountability?. 🥊 W….
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The tide is turning against the growth of US-style livestock mega farms in the UK.Planning for the horrendous Cranswick pig & poultry factory rejected .Next up @RiverActionUK ‘s 3O April court hearing against giant Shropshire intensive poultry unit
bbc.com
A spokesperson for Cranswick says it is a "bad day for the sustainable production of British meat".
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This can NEVER be allowed to happen
telegraph.co.uk
UK ban on American meat-processing practices accused of being part of ‘unfair treatment’
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RT @RiverActionUK: 🚨BREAKING NEWS!🚨 Annual data reveals extent of sewage spills in UK’s waters. The figures are shocking: the numbers are….
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