UK River Cleanup Turns Legal Quagmire as Volunteer Faces Prison
A UK environmental volunteer group, River Roding Trust, dredged 200 bags of debris from Alders Brook near London in ten days. The Environment Agency is investigating alleged unpermitted works and waste offences, potentially carrying up to two years in prison, a move the cleanup organizer says is disproportionate to his efforts and to ongoing pollution elsewhere. He notes the cleaned stretch is already showing wildlife recovery, despite years of inaction by authorities.
