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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Campaigners fear plan to fight River Wye pollution has been shelved

The River Wye
The River Wye. Campaigners fear the plan has been delayed until the general election. Photograph: Alexander Turner/The Guardian

The government has been accused of quietly shelving a delayed plan to restore the polluted River Wye after letters from the government show it is incomplete with no publication date in sight.

Letters revealed to the Guardian under freedom of information (FoI) laws show the then environment secretary, Thérèse Coffey, told stakeholders in August that the government was “close to finalising” the plan to save the Wye and measures would be published within three months.

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