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Rivers are increasingly being given legal rights. Now they need people who will defend these rights in court
A district council in England has passed a motion to grant its local river the rights to flow freely, to be free from pollution and to enjoy its native biodiversity. The move by Lewes District Council ...
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Flood relief pumping system at overflowing lough in Roscommon to be switched on today: ‘A positive step’
The temporary flood relief pumping system at an overflowing lough in Co Roscommon is set to be switch on for the first time today. OPW Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran will switch on the pumping system at ...
See inside Duke Energy dam that opened its gates to Mountain Island Lake during Helene
When Duke Energy opened four floodgates at Cowans Ford Dam last fall, it made headlines. On that September day, water surged ...