River Action is a campaigning body committed to addressing the severe problem of river pollution. Our purpose is to apply pressure on industrial and agricultural producers to take greater responsibility for remedying the adverse impact their supply chains are having on the environment.
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River Action calls on Southern Water to take immediate action to stop sewage discharges in New Forest National Park
River Action calls on Southern Water to take immediate action to stop sewage discharges in New Forest National Park
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River Action has written to the CEO of Southern Water to demand an immediate end...
Campaigners call on Tesco to save River Wye from serious ecological damage
Campaigners call on Tesco to save River Wye from serious ecological damage
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River pollution campaigners have called on Tesco to insist on urgently raised standards among...
River Action raises over £50k for creative campaign
River Action raises over £50k for creative campaign
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Our latest fundraising efforts have come to an end and with your support - and...
River Action calls on Government to support ambitious local bid to Landscape Recovery Scheme
River Action calls on Government to support ambitious local bid to Landscape Recovery Scheme
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The Wye and Usk Foundation, Rivers Trust and fourteen Herefordshire landowners have this week submitted an...
River Action team appear in the ENDS Report Power List
River Action team appear in the ENDS Report Power List
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We are delighted to report that three of River Action’s senior team were included in...
Government must act urgently to save our rivers; proposed water quality targets represent a ‘death sentence’ for the River Wye
Government must act urgently to save our rivers; proposed water quality targets represent a ‘death sentence’ for the River Wye
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Join us in responding to major Government consultations to call for urgent action to save...
River Action urges again a meeting with Rebecca Pow
River Action urges again a meeting with Rebecca Pow
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On 3rd March 2022, River Action and over 20 NGOs, researchers and campaigners from the...
River Action launches matchfunding crowdfunder
River Action launches matchfunding crowdfunder
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Fundraising to save Britain's rivers from ecological collapse! In support of Earth Day 2022,...
River Action and Wye Catchment environmental groups call for meeting with Environment Minister
River Action and Wye Catchment environmental groups call for meeting with Environment Minister
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On February 10th 2022, Environment Minister, Rebecca Pow, visited the River Wye on a fact-finding...
River Action raises £34,000 for Wye Valley citizen scientists
River Action raises £34,000 for Wye Valley citizen scientists
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River Action announces today the completion of its crowdfunding campaign to secure funding for citizen...
River Action launches its Plan to Save the Wye
River Action launches its Plan to Save the Wye
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River Action launches an urgent public call for a new ‘Plan To Save The Wye’....
River Action launches call for public help to save iconic river by funding citizen science pollution monitoring
River Action launches call for public help to save iconic river by funding citizen science pollution monitoring
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Campaigners and environmental NGOs including River Action and the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust are asking the...
River Action 2021 Impact Report
River Action 2021 Impact Report
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Following the completion of River Action's first year of campaigning, we publish our first Impact...
River Action UK appoints Board of Trustees
River Action UK appoints Board of Trustees
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River Action UK is delighted to announce that the following have been appointed to its...
River Action Live: Ruth Chambers joins Marina Gibson
River Action Live: Ruth Chambers joins Marina Gibson
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Senior Parliamentary Affairs Associate, Ruth Chambers joins Marina Gibson in our latest Instagram Live. "Keep...
Press Release: Spending Review 2021
Press Release: Spending Review 2021
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River Action welcomes Spending Review acknowledgement of need to tackle river pollution; criticises inadequate funding...
River Action Spending Review Submission 2021
River Action Spending Review Submission 2021
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Earlier this year, River Action UK submitted our Spending Review submission - highlighting the crisis...
Press Release: Campaigners call for urgent action from the poultry industry to save the River Wye
Press Release: Campaigners call for urgent action from the poultry industry to save the River Wye
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Campaigners call for urgent action from the poultry industry to save the River Wye River...
River Action Live: Join Marina Gibson in conversation with award-winning writer and journalist, George Monbiot
River Action Live: Join Marina Gibson in conversation with award-winning writer and journalist, George Monbiot
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River Action INSTAGRAM Live: Join Marina Gibson in conversation with award-winning writer and journalist, George...
River Action’s ad campaign helps petition numbers to soar
River Action’s ad campaign helps petition numbers to soar
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The state of waterways in the UK are at an all-time low. A major cause...
Writing to your representatives to ask them to support action on the river pollution crisis
Writing to your representatives to ask them to support action on the river pollution crisis
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If you were moved by the issues raised in the Rivercide documentary, or through River...
River Action urges Noble Foods to rethink its sustainability strategy as it fails to include river pollution as a key focus area…
River Action urges Noble Foods to rethink its sustainability strategy as it fails to include river pollution as a key focus area…
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Noble Foods has omitted river pollution from its recently identified 4 sustainability focus areas… prompting...
We are stepping up our #GiveUsBackOurRivers campaign…
We are stepping up our #GiveUsBackOurRivers campaign…
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Our petition calling on government to properly fund environmental protection is rapidly building momentum. Thank...
Herefordshire’s council members unite in plea to MP George Eustice to save the Wye as algal blooms that wiped out miles of the River Wye’s ecology in 2020 return…
Herefordshire’s council members unite in plea to MP George Eustice to save the Wye as algal blooms that wiped out miles of the River Wye’s ecology in 2020 return…
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Desperate plea for help to Central Government to save one of Britain’s most-loved rivers reveals...
River Action campaign group launches public petition calling for urgent action from governments on river pollution crisis
River Action campaign group launches public petition calling for urgent action from governments on river pollution crisis
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River Action issues call for a doubling of budgets to address collapsing environmental protection in...
River Action urges Noble Foods to invest vast Gü Puds sale profits into urgent action on farm pollution
River Action urges Noble Foods to invest vast Gü Puds sale profits into urgent action on farm pollution
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Noble Foods announced today the sale of Gü Puds to Exponent Whilst the price was...
“Doing its job?” – Salmon & Trout Conservation release new report on the Environment Agency
“Doing its job?” – Salmon & Trout Conservation release new report on the Environment Agency
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Last week, Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC) published “Doing its job?” A report on the Environment...
ENDS report: Environmental groups welcome the creation of River Action
ENDS report: Environmental groups welcome the creation of River Action
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The UK’s leading environmental publication - the ENDS report - has covered our campaign to...
ENDS report: Environmental groups welcome the creation of River Action
ENDS report: Environmental groups welcome the creation of River Action
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The UK’s leading environmental publication - the ENDS report - has covered our campaign to...
Press release: Happy Egg producer Noble Foods urged again to clean up its act and the River Wye
Press release: Happy Egg producer Noble Foods urged again to clean up its act and the River Wye
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Happy Egg producer Noble Foods urged again to clean up its act and the River...
Press release: River Action announces the full line-up of its advisory board
Press release: River Action announces the full line-up of its advisory board
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New campaigning body challenging river polluters announces the full line-up of its advisory board ...
Press release: Egg industry under pressure from new environmental campaign group to clean up rivers
Press release: Egg industry under pressure from new environmental campaign group to clean up rivers
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Egg industry under pressure from new environmental campaign group to clean up rivers New...
Welsh council admits it should not have approved vast poultry farm
Welsh council admits it should not have approved vast poultry farm
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Welsh council admits it should not have approved vast poultry farm A local authority has...
Profit no longer the exclusive role of businesses: Larry Fink advocates for climate change disclosure
Profit no longer the exclusive role of businesses: Larry Fink advocates for climate change disclosure
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In his annual letter to fellow CEOs, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink concludes that the Environmental,...
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