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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Sewage spills mapped as overspills in protected areas ‘topped 300,000 hours last year’

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Some of the UK’s most precious conservation sites have been hit by hundreds of sewage overspills in the last year, according to Greenpeace.

Family-favourite locations such as the Lake District and the Brecon Beacons national park are among the beauty spots that have suffered hours of sewage overflows, according to the environment group’s investigative unit Unearthed.

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