Environment Agency unveils £5.3bn waterway pollution plan for England

Michael Holder
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A polluted Bradford watercourse | Credit: Environment Agency
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A polluted Bradford watercourse | Credit: Environment Agency

But conservation charities decry 'pattern of inaction' over past 15 years that could see waterway health worsen before it improves

Fresh plans to improve the dire state of England's waterways over the next five years have been unveiled by the Environment Agency (EA), which has today set out plans for £5.3bn of funded actions through...

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