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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Harry Cockburn

Delete your old emails to save water during drought, Environment Agency tells Britons

The Environment Agency urged the public not only to switch off taps, but to also delete their old emails in order to reduce water usage during the current drought.

This year has seen the driest six months to July since 1976 in the UK, with the current water shortfall situation in England now defined as a “nationally significant incident.”

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