Labour promised to clean up England’s rivers. So why are ministers backing poultry growth while KFC sponsors a LabourList rally? River Action demands answers.

River Action steps up its campaign for Thames Water Special Administration with a new report, public action and The Tiger Who Came for Our Water.

This research compares the economic implications of spreading treated sewage sludge (biosolids) on UK farmland with four alternative treatment routes, focusing on microplastics, PFAS and pharmaceutica...

More than 140 clubs breached licences, with a third caught taking water illegally, analysis shows – but no fines issued

Sustain joins call led by River Action to reject further expansion of industrial poultry farming and use the forthcoming Poultry Sector Growth Plan to support a more sustainable future for the sector.

It’s shocking how water companies have gotten away with polluting our waterways with sewage. That’s why more than 319,000 of us have signed the petition demanding an end to the sewage scandal. We’re...

Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big…

Our rivers can't take any more Big Chicken. Now is the time to act, not plan to make the problem worse. Across the UK, rivers are already paying the price for industrial chicken farming. Every year,…

Discover how factory farming and intensive poultry production are polluting UK rivers, driving nutrient pollution and threatening wildlife across the country.

In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Why asking households to use less water won’t solve the crisis Millions of households across England and Wales are being told not to water gardens, wash cars or fill paddling pools with hosepipes, whi...

Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

New YouGov polling commissioned by River Action reveals 77% of the public support water companies operating in the public interest, not for shareholders.

Discover how the River Medway Pilgrimage helped inspire Maidstone Borough Council to adopt the UK's first Rights of Nature Framework for local government.

A £75m push by the water industry and regulators has been launched to try to get all of us to use less water. Last week's high temperatures meant demand for tap water surged.

Andy Burnham Thames Water campaign highlights growing calls for Government intervention, with River Action urging Special Administration to safeguard rivers.

On 20th June, the Government published its much anticipated Farming Roadmap setting out its vision for the sectors journey towards 2050. River Action welcomes the Government’s recognition that restori...

Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle