Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Meanwhile in the #LakeDistrict it transpires that #UnitedUtilities have found a cheap ...
Meanwhile in the #LakeDistrict it transpires that #UnitedUtilities have found a cheap way of dealing with the #sewage crisis... they just downgrade the #pollution notifications knowing the Environmental Agency would sign off on the downgrades with no site visits.
Not sure if its the result of #austerity, institutional indifference or corruption... or perhaps all three.
But whatever it is, there #LibDems are right, a criminal investigation is required!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67567323Published at
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