River Wye tributary pollution above targets, campaigners claim
Pollution levels on a tributary serving the River Wye are above official targets, campaigners claim.
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Pollution levels on a tributary serving the River Wye are above official targets, campaigners claim.
A pair of runners have completed the entire length of the river Wye to highlight the impact pollution is having on the waterway and its wildlife.
In just 7 days Joe Emmett and fellow runner Harvey Pawson completed running the River Wye from the source at Plynlimon, to the Sea at Chepstow, a total of 150 miles, to highlight that as you progress down the Wye the pollution levels increase, due mainly to agricultural practices.
Volunteers testing the water, supported by university research, have forced admission about damaging intensive chicken farms
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has yet to respond to demands from local campaigners that it back up claims to be addressing farm pollution in the River Wye.