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Surfing the Severn bore: A battle against Britain's polluted rivers

The Severn bore is the largest tidal bore in the UK, but for river surfers, it highlights the devastating pollution in Britain's rivers

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Ben Rogers surfs a tidal bore on the River Severn

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Engineers are diverting Mississippi river to restore Louisiana’s coast

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Grit salt on our roads is killing freshwater wildlife. What can we do?

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2ENH3G9 The latest born West African manatee, left, meets visitors for the first time at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. The latest-born West African manatee at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who is the first born female manatee in China, meet visitors for the first time two months after her birth in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. During the meeting, the manatee chooses her name as Feifei, and interact with present visitors. (Photo by Chen Jimin - Imaginechina/Sipa USA)

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Are there really freshwater manatees thriving deep within West Africa?

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A blue gloved hand dips a glass container on a string into flowing water

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Pollution testing on the river Windrush pits science against sewage

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Mark Barrow dives UK rivers to expose the damaging effects of sewage and other pollutants in the water

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Diver documents the 'biblical' demise of UK rivers

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Seagrass in Thames Estuary, Kent

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Seagrass restoration in Thames estuary could restore shark habitat

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Youth from Fridays for Future organization stage a protest calling to cease fires and end fossil fuels in the conference venue, Blue Zone during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 8, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on particular nations' decarbonisation goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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How 2023 saw the UK going backwards on climate issues

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Forget the Amazon – are these the most remarkable rivers in the world?

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Edible and delicious Chinese mitten crabs are invading the UK

Numbers of invasive Chinese mitten crabs are believed to be growing in the UK, causing damage to river beds and competing with native wildlife

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The Thames Water Long Reach sewage treatment works on the banks of the Thames estuary in Dartford, Kent.

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London's drying rivers threaten the city's drinking water supply

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Huge fall in inspections meant to prevent illegal use of English water

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Dead fish floating in a river in Maidenhead, UK, in June 2023, thought to have been killed by a lack of oxygen in the hot weather

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Oxygen levels are dropping in rivers across the US and central Europe

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River restoration could help bring beavers back to Somerset

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