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We’re Fighting Dirty. Literally. Fighting Dirty is a group of three environmental activists. Together we formed Fighting Dirty to use legal means to challenge loopholes enabling harmful pollution in our shared environment. https://fightingdirty.org/
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Who can point Georgia to the best "troublemakers trying to change the system for good" starter pack?

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Ammonia, which mainly comes from livestock farming is, and we quote "an exception to this trend, as emissions have not fallen significantly" environment.ec.europa.eu/news/air-pol...

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🚨BREAKING - Steve Reed has just launched the biggest review into the water sector since privatisation. But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯 We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰ Sign our petition now ✍️ weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...

submitted 10 days ago • 50 comments

And that's a Fighting Dirty full house - all three of our Founding Director's are now on @bsky.app Welcome @georgiaes.bsky.social! Please do give them all a follow.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

We've got some big news coming in the pipeline.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

We've been warned for decades that the upfront costs in tackling the climate crisis would be tiny compared to the cost of inaction. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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One of the biggest sources of microplastics are car tyres (see www.theguardian.com/environment/...) but this is just the start of it. Wait until you find out what happens to our car tyres once you dispose of them ... 🤢

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

👋 to all our new followers. It's inspiring to see the community of people out there dedicated to fighting dirty 👊

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New study finds a 50% increase in levels of brain microplastics over the past eight years. This roughly mirrors the increasing production and use of plastics. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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We're less than 500 followers short of hitting the 10k mark. Please do share and if you're interested in our work, give us a follow.

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

HUGE: "This ruling confirms that our human rights rely on a healthy environment – including healthy air, water and soil – and that it is on governments to protect people from environmental threats to life..." Nice one @clientearth.bsky.social www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

They give with one hand and take with the other ... "analysis suggests that approving the expansion of these airports would wipe out the climate benefit of the government's Clean Power Plan" neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...

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Scandal after scandal >>> "The water firm Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at its sewage plants that were never carried out." www.theguardian.com/business/202...

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

Here, broken down into a thread, is a copy of my last post on X. 1. This is my farewell post. I am not deleting this account, as I don’t want to lose the archive, and I don’t want my name taken by imposters. But, for as long as Musk owns the platform, I’ll no longer use it.

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“The objective is simply to stop the pollution because the lungs and health of San Nicolás residents and those in surrounding areas are not for sale,” When citizens refuse to accept pollution in their lives. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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"far bigger than anything the tobacco industry have been able to pull together." Our article in today's Guardian on the fierce campaign of lobbying, misrepresentation & industry influence to prevent safety regulation on PFAS forever chemicals. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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"some of the highest concentrations of these chemicals in British drinking water sources are near RAF bases" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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"Ultimately, it is all that counts." Share if you agree.

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"Costs of UK clean up will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled" www.theguardian.com/business/liv...

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Thanks to @andrewmisra.bsky.social for reporting on this - although possibly a groundbreaking case it certainly won't be the last. www.channel4.com/news/the-res...

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"CPS says there is not enough evidence to proceed against Greenpeace activists who blockaded firm’s London office" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

This is IMPORTANT: A new report finds "that a broad range of contaminants in sewage sludge could be harming the UK’s soil ecosystems and the wider environment." www.hutton.ac.uk/hidden-threa... Please do share!

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ICYMI - "The government, its water regulator and the Environment Agency could all be taken to court over their failure to tackle sewage dumping in England after a watchdog found failures to comply with the law." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

Tis the season ... "Because of their small size PM2.5 toxins can enter the bloodstream via the lungs before being transported around the body, lodging in the heart, brain and other organs, the government warned" www.ft.com/content/3f7c...

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A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our work over the last year. This account won't be monitored regularly over the Christmas period. But we will be back in 2025 ready to keep on Fighting Dirty! We wouldn't be able to do it without your support.

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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxins have been found in breast milk of mothers living near waste incinerators in the UK. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 81 days ago • 3 comments

3.8 million deaths in a single decade www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

If you're looking for more on air pollution there are some really great starter packs to help you find some wonderful people and organisations blueskystarterpack.com/air-quality

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Wood burners more polluting than traffic - study www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 88 days ago • 4 comments

Boosting this - please do get in touch if you're keen to sign.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Read beyond the headline >>> "...almost everyone in England is still exposed to levels of air pollution that the World Health Organisation (WHO) associates with significant public health risks." ifs.org.uk/news/air-pol...

submitted 89 days ago • 2 comments

Calling all environmentalists, NGOs, academics, unions etc We're coordinating an open letter on the toxic chemicals in sewage sludge. If you, or your organisation, want to sign up for the letter, please contact one of our Directors @stevehyndside.bsky.social or email stevehynd24 at gmail dot com.

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If you don't already follow @fidrango.bsky.social then you really should be ...

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This headline doesn't quite get to the nub of the story - over 100 countries broadly agreed we need to reduce single-use plastics. It was a few petrostates and international corporations that torpedoed the talks www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

It's an appreciation post. We joined @bsky.app less than a week ago. Since then we've picked up over 7.5k followers, made crucial contacts, shared important stories and have felt part of a community not willing to accept the, literally, shitty status quo. Thank you and keep going!

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

The sewage scandal on the Rivers Brent and Crane is on the front page of @metrouk.bsky.social. Great work by Friends of the River Crane (FORCE) and our trustee Ben Morris, founder of Clean Up the River Brent (CURB). metro.co.uk/2024/11/18/l...

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

What does success look like? A treaty that: 1) Is legally binding 2) Is focused on reduction of single-use 3) Mainstreams reuse (& doesn't just rely on recycling) 4) Identifies and eliminates polymers and chemicals of concern 5) Includes a financial mechanism Follow @bffp.bsky.social for latest

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Global Plastics Treaty discussions are kicking off (news.un.org/en/story/202...). In the words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres "Microplastics in our bloodstreams are creating health problems we’re only just beginning to understand" A short thread on how this overlaps with our work ...

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment