Hey Nando's ... remember us? 👀 Industrial chicken farming is one of the biggest threats to our rivers. Millions of tonnes of chicken manure are polluting our waterways, fuelling algal blooms and choking the life out of our rivers... 1/3. 🧵 SIGN THE PETITION: bit.ly/4xhkuaz

🚨 STOP BIG CHICKEN CHOKING OUR RIVERS Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy has landed on Netflix, exposing the hidden costs of our obsession with cheap chicken. Here in the UK, our rivers are already paying the price. SIGN THE PETITION: bit.ly/4xhkuaz 🧵 1/2...

🚨 Thames Water’s CEO says sewage pollution is inevitable and the targets are “not realistic.” No, Chris. What’s unrealistic is expecting the public to keep accepting excuse after excuse while our rivers are treated as collateral damage by a failed, debt-ridden, profit-first model.. 1/2. 🧵

Water companies have known for years that climate change means hotter, drier summers. Instead of preparing, they allowed infrastructure to crumble, failed to fix leaking pipes, and carried on extracting vast amounts of water from our rivers. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #WaterCrisis

🚨 NEWS! Former Southern Water executives can now be prosecuted over an alleged £45 million fraud, following a landmark High Court ruling. This should send shockwaves through the water industry: executives - not just companies - can be held personally accountable. 🔽 🔽 www.itv.com/news/meridia...

🚨Andy Burnham’s arrival in Downing Street today marks the beginning of a new chapter in British politics. But it could also mark something even more significant: the beginning of the end of England’s failed experiment with shareholder-first water companies.. www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

🚨📢 The calls for action are getting louder. Olympic rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave has joined growing calls for Thames Valley councils to investigate Thames Water's #SewageScandal... 🧵 1/2.

🚨 NEWS: At least 16 people - including children - have suffered vomiting and diarrhoea after swimming in the River Frome. Just days earlier, the site had been assessed as low risk. Now Wessex Water is investigating a nearby sewage overflow. 1/2 🧵.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

England are through to the knockouts... and next up is DR Congo. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇩 But before the whistle blows, we're putting the two nations head-to-head in a different kind of fixture: water quality. 👀💧 So, when it comes to protecting one of our most precious resources, who comes out on top?

🚨 58 times above the Government's "poor" bathing water threshold. That's what independent testing found in the River Thames last week. This isn't just an environmental issue. It's a public health crisis. 1/2...🧵

Bonus blocked? No problem. Just call it an "allowance"... United Utilities' CEO was denied a £417,000 bonus following serious pollution incidents. Now she's been handed a new £435,000 annual allowance instead - neatly sidestepping Ofwat's rules on executive bonuses.. 1/2. 🧵

🚨 Raw sewage pumped into the Thames. During a record-breaking heatwave. 🤢💩 The Government must act NOW: place Thames Water into Special Administration and take this essential public service out of private hands. Read more: riveractionuk.com/news/thames-...

⚽️ England vs Ghana is almost underway... but we're interested in more than just the final score. 👀 🇬🇭 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 While the players battle it out on the pitch, we've been sizing up a different contest off it. So, when it comes to #waterquality, who's taking home the trophy? 👇

Not against Thames Water for dumping BILLIONS of litres of sewage into the Roding. Not against those who have left thousands of tonnes of rubbish on its banks. But against the River Roding Trust for... restoring a river without a permit. You couldn't make it up. @paulpowlesland.bsky.social 👏

Clean up a river. Get threatened with legal action. After decades of sewage dumping and fly-tipping in the River Roding, the Environment Agency has finally taken action… ...against the people restoring it. 1/2🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨 Your local river needs your voice. 🚨 Join 40+ organisations and 9 million supporters demanding #CleanWaterNow. Ready to make some noise? Write your letter today: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/190454/...

🚨 We welcome Andy Burnham’s call for Government intervention in Thames Water - and ask: why hasn’t Special Administration already been triggered? The public, our rivers, and the environment cannot afford more delay: riveractionuk.com/news/river-a... #RescueOurRivers

It's England vs Croatia! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇭🇷 But who wins this #WaterQuality fixture? 👀 As England prepares to take to the pitch, we thought we'd compare a different kind of performance.. Who do you think wins this fixture? 👇 #WaterQualityWorldCup

Andy Burnham is right: Government must act on Thames Water. Thames Water has been failing for years. The question is not whether intervention is needed, but why it has not happened already and when will the Govt take control? - James Wallace, River Action CEO. 👉 riveractionuk.com/news/andy-bu...

World Oceans Day: healthy oceans start upstream. Rivers are the arteries of our planet, linking land to sea. When our rivers thrive, our oceans are better able to thrive too. This #WorldOceansDay, take action for your local river. Write to your councillor & call for stronger action: bit.ly/4u8lI6b

🌍 World Environment Day 2026 We cannot have a healthy planet without healthy rivers. If we want thriving wildlife, climate resilience and healthy communities, we must restore and protect the rivers that sustain them... 1/2. 🧵

"The March for Lough Neagh showed people are ready to stand up for our environment. Now, we must turn that momentum into a movement powerful enough to put people and planet above profit." Check out our latest blog by Pádraig Mac Niocaill @saveloughneagh.com: 👇 riveractionuk.com/news/save-le...

💧 Email your local councillor today and demand urgent action to #rescueourrivers. ⏰ It takes just 2 minutes, and together we can send a clear message: we won't stay silent while our rivers are pushed to the brink. Every voice counts. Every email matters. 📢 Take action now: bit.ly/4u8lI6b

🚨 Our rivers are in crisis - and local councillors can help change that. Following recent local elections, now is the perfect moment to make sure our elected representatives know that clean, healthy rivers matter to their communities... 1/2 🧵

A huge congratulations to our Head of Campaigns, Amy Fairman, for being named in the @endsreport.com Power List 2026! 🎉🎉 This recognition is thoroughly deserved. We're incredibly proud to have Amy leading the charge for healthier rivers and stronger environmental standards. 💙 🌊 👉 bit.ly/3PC0Vty

⚠️ As the nation swelters in record-breaking temperatures, England is sleepwalking into a water crisis. But here’s the truth: Britain is not short of rain. We are short of political imagination, investment and leadership: www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2210...

A message that is just as relevant today as it was when first aired six years ago. Biodiversity loss isn’t happening somewhere else. It’s happening right here, in Britain’s rivers. But nature can recover. We just need to give it the chance. Take action for your local river: www.riveractionuk.com

Pangbourne Meadows on the River Thames has officially been designated as one of 13 new bathing water sites in the UK. So what does that mean for river health, sewage pollution, and local communities? BBC News reporter Alex Meakin spoke to River Action's CEO, James Wallace, to find out. 👇

Huge congratulations to Alison Caffyn, who was invited to this year’s Royal Garden Party in recognition of her tireless work exposing pollution in the River Wye - and championing cleaner, healthier rivers across the UK. 🌿💧 Thank you, Alison. This recognition is so richly deserved. 👏

Our 2025 Impact Report is here! 🙌 🌊 Since River Action was founded in 2021, we’ve been on a mission to #rescueourrivers - and this year marked a transformative chapter in that journey. 👉 Check out our full report, and see how you can get involved: riveractionuk.com/our-impact/