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Environmentalists hail High Court ruling, closing farming manure loophole polluting rivers
People take part in the Clean Water march in central London, to demand tougher action on keeping Britain's rivers and seas clean, November 3, 2024

CLEAN river campaigners hailed a major victory today as the High Court closed a loophole that has allowed farmers to pollute rivers by spreading excess manure.

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