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Calls grow for decisive action against pollution in the River Thames
A man fishing on the bank of the River Thames at Millbank with a back drop of south London, March 21, 2025

CALLS mount for the government to take decisive action against pollution in the river Thames as thousands of young rowers gather for the Schools’ Head of the River Race today.

Olympic rowing champion Sir Steve Redgrave wrote a letter, co-ordinated by River Action, to the Environment Secretary Steve Reed, urging the government to ensure Thames Water cleans up its infrastructure. 

It also calls for environmental regulators to be given the power to hold polluters to account.

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