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

Feargal Sharkey accuses Environment Agency of illegally draining River Lea

Feargal Sharkey standing a stride on top of stone crossing on a river  photographed on the River Lea Hertfordshire,
Feargal Sharkey on the River Lea. He has described the EA’s actions as an ‘environmental vandalism unmatched in recent history’. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian

The singer and environmentalist Feargal Sharkey is threatening to take the Environment Agency to court for draining a river that hosts the oldest fishing club in England and putting a rare population of brown trout at risk.

The former Undertones frontman chairs the Amwell Magna Fishery, which has used the secluded stretch of the River Lea in Hertfordshire since 1841.

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