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100 organisations to unite for the March for Clean water
Discarded plastic bottles on a shingle beach
A HUNDRED groups have now pledged to join the March for Clean Water, organisers announced today.
Mental Health Swims was the 100th group to sign up to the rally and will join other organisations including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and RSPB in central London on November 3.
Thousands are expected to march to demand that the government tackle illegal sewage dumping and overhaul the water sector by reforming the regulatory system.
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