'Pretty gross' wet wipe island cleared from Thames
Congealed wet wipes and other debris equivalent to about five million wipes were removed from an 820ft Thames foreshore, with 114 tonnes of rubbish cleared.
US rivers are full of dumped tires. The River Cowboy' won't stand for it
Russ Miller devoted decades to removing thousands of tires from Kentucky's rivers, addressing significant environmental pollution caused by discarded waste.
Swimming in urban waterways across the world should be a right, say campaigners
"At the world's first Swimmable Cities summit in Rotterdam, more than 200 representatives from over 20 countries gathered and plunged into the water. The summit aims to build a global network of swimmable urban waterways."