Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse

Rosalind Malcolm

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Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse

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Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse

Rosalind Malcolm

The Conversation, 253463

03/04/2025

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Nutrient pollution

Chicken farming

River pollution

UK planning reform

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Once voted the UK’s favourite river, the River Wye flows from the Welsh mountains to the Severn estuary – 150 miles through an officially recognised “national landscape”. But this idyllic picture is changing, as the river is gradually choked by waste from industrial chicken farming.

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Title: Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse
Creators: Rosalind Malcolm (Author) - University of Surrey, Surrey Law School
Publication Details: The Conversation, 253463
Publisher: Conversation Media Group
Publication Date: 03/04/2025
Grants: University of Surrey (United Kingdom, Guildford)
Identifiers: 99982966602346
Academic Unit: Surrey Law School
Resource Type: Newspaper article

Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse

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