Caroline Lowbridge BBC News, Nottingham Toni Robinson The Canal and River Trust said Nottingham was a particular hotspot, with eight or nine Lime bikes pulled from the canal each week Hundreds of Lime e-bikes have been dumped in rivers and canals since hire schemes were introduced across England – raising concerns about pollution and flooding....
A chemical that scientists worry might have an impact on human reproduction has been found in rivers across the UK. Researchers from York University analysed samples from 32 rivers in all the UK’s 4 nations and found traces of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) at 98% of the test locations. TFA is what’s known as a “forever...
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Shutterstock A photo of the Gangetic river dolphin India’s longest and most holy river, the Ganges, is home to thousands of dolphins. But their survival is under threat. But these aren’t like the ones found in oceans. They don’t leap out of the water in spectacular arcs; surface for long...
Water companies released raw sewage into England’s rivers and seas for a record 3.61 million hours last year, a slight increase on 2023. Although the number of hours increased, figures released by the Environment Agency (EA) showed total spills were down. Some spilling can be legal, but concern has been mounting amongst scientists about the...