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High Court hearing for UK’s biggest environmental pollution claim begins

More than 1,300 people have joined the claim over pollution in the River Wye and River Usk

The Independent UK

The pollution court case that could reach far beyond the banks of the River Wye

The River Wye used to be full of wild salmon. Today it is full of algae.

The Conversation

Thousands bring UK’s biggest-ever environmental pollution legal action claim over River Wye

Nearly 4,000 people seeking mandated clean-up order against firms accused of causing ‘degradation’ to river

The Independent UK

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‘Citizen scientists make a vital difference’: the locals who proved the River Wye was polluted

Volunteers testing the water, supported by university research, have forced admission about damaging intensive chicken farms

The Guardian - UK

Poultry supplier Avara Foods to close Abergavenny factory putting 400 jobs at risk

The company blamed rising costs and falling demand for UK-produced turkey for the decision

Birmingham Post

Major food factory to close putting 400 jobs at risk

Avara is one of the UK’s largest food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the nation’s supermarkets and restaurant chains

Wales Online

Tesco chicken supplier should pay to clean up River Wye, says charity

Campaigners urge leading poultry producer Avara Foods to fund reparations for pollution from its chicken farm suppliers

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Two jailed for ‘enslaving man to line their own pockets’

A woman was also given a suspended sentence for her role in exploiting the vulnerable victim.

The Independent UK

Tesco suppliers must raise standards to avert death of River Wye, say campaigners

River Action warns of phosphates in excrement produced by intensive chicken farming suffocating life

The Guardian - UK

British river turns into 'open sewer' as manure spread on nearby land pollutes waters

The River Wye is a special area of conservation but is suffering from its location at the centre of intensive poultry production. Locals have stopped swimming in the Wye after it turned green

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