Powys: Government taken to court over River Wye pollution
Anti-pollution charity River Action brought a judicial review against the Environment Agency.
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Anti-pollution charity River Action brought a judicial review against the Environment Agency.
Judicial review looking at claims agency allowed destructive levels of nutrients from chicken manure to enter waterway
The Environment Agency has dismissed campaigners’ claims that it failed to stop farmers from letting excess nutrients into the Wye.
The Environment Agency has defended its record in enforcing statutory pollution controls in the River Wye catchment, as part of its defence in an ongoing
Campaign group River Action say the Environment Agency did not enforce rules to stop fertilisers and chicken manure getting in river.