Why grouse shooting is increasing the UK's flood risk
Green Party's Natalie Bennett describes a recent visit to flood-hit Yorkshire towns, where the growth of the grouse-shooting industry comes at the expense of natural flood defences
Last week I visited the flood-ravaged towns of Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd in West Yorkshire. Standing on the hill above Hebden Bridge, the massive force and volume of the water that hit the town is...
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