News Exercise #297

1. How have England’s rivers been described, and what has been the counter?
2. What was the valuation of the River Mersey situation?
3. What is the goal concerning England’s rivers, and how does that compare to the current situation?

Answers:
1. How have England’s rivers been described, and what has been the counter?
The Worldwide Fund for Nature said that they are open sewers, but the Environment Agency said that that comment was alarmist.
2. What was the valuation of the River Mersey situation?
It is described as the most polluted river in the world from microplastics.
3. What is the goal concerning England’s rivers, and how does that compare to the current situation?
They target 75% of rivers will be classified as “good” by 2027 but at the moment only 3% as “good”.