Jon PENNYCOOK · @jonpsp
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Alternatively, the Government could have made sewage companies improve water treatment capabilities years ago.

'Britain will ease some environmental rules for housebuilders'

economist.com/britain/2023/09/

'The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, a once-staid organisation that is increasingly activist, tweeted that official assurances about environmental protection were a “lie”.'

#Sewage #UK #housing #rivers #River #waterways #waterway #Water #RSPB

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Jon PENNYCOOK · @jonpsp
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'Tire wear and tear revealed as a major contributor to waterway pollution'

newatlas.com/environment/tire-

'Many people would think – understandably due to it being the focus of much recent research – that when it comes to cars, the biggest cause of pollution is exhaust. But, in fact, wear and tear on tires has been shown to produce more particle pollution by mass.'

#tyres #Cars #waterways #rivers #River #waterway #Pollution #tyre

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The Great Loop is a continuous waterway that includes part of the Atlantic, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, Canadian Heritage Canals, and the inland rivers of the heartland of the USA

greatloop.org/

#waterway

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Stephen · @mister_goldfish
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Whitehaven harbour in Cumbria have installed their seventh sea bin - the low powered devices suck in floating debris, reducing the levels of plastic in the water. They each hold 20kg of rubbish and the article says that they're being emptied once or twice a day!

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumb

#goodnews #waterway #sea #harbour #seabin #plastic #rubbish #cleaning #clean #cumbria

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Victor · @Victor
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Not far from Latin America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, a is covered in a white layer that resembles fresh snow but is in fact a smelly, toxic foam. But parts of the , including one area just 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the metropolis, have been befouled by phosphate and phosphorus residues from household detergents used by Sao Paulo's 22 million inhabitants and washed down the . news.yahoo.com/toxic-foam-blig

#river #waterway #sewers #wastewater #pollution

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Victor · @WWBugs
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Not far from Latin America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, a is covered in a white layer that resembles fresh snow but is in fact a smelly, toxic foam. But parts of the , including one area just 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the metropolis, have been befouled by phosphate and phosphorus residues from household detergents used by Sao Paulo's 22 million inhabitants and washed down the . news.yahoo.com/toxic-foam-blig

#Pollution #wastewater #sewers #waterway #River

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J'Ro · @PKYo
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Two fairleads now protect the side of the boat, because the midlines were rubbing the paint off the steel.

These (photo) are "straight" fairleads, presumably because the opening isn't angled forward or backward.

I bought these at Freedom Boats, a chandlery (shop that sells boat parts). In London's 1980s Soho, though, "freedom" in a business name usually meant it was gay.

#rope #fairlead #boating #narrowboat #chandler #chandlery #canal #canallife #waterway #england #uk #pride #freedom #lgbt

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Paul Belford · @paulbelford
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Leisure/tourism versus heritage/nature conservation?

It will be great for this to be more accessible, but one of the biggest barriers to enjoying this journey is the adjacent A483. It would be good to see a wider transport and recreational access strategy - which means cross-border and inter-agency thinking.

theguardian.com/environment/20

#Wales #shropshire #powys #conservation #heritage #waterway

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