The Environment Agency is accused of failing in its duty to protect England's rivers from pollution.
Whistleblowers said the Environment Agency failed to stop firms pouring raw sewage into England's riversWhistleblowers said it ignored its duties and failed to stop firms pouring raw sewage into the country's rivers.
Speaking anonymously in the film, several whistleblowers - including current and former EA officers — told the film the regulator was ignoring its duties and failing to hold water companies to account.One said the situation made it "hard to represent" the EA and "impossible to influence the work". The film - by environmental media organisation ENDS Report - focused on the Severn, as it is the longest river in Britain and its "issues reflect the state of pollution problems".
He suffered giardiasis after spending two hours in the river and said an investigation found an 80% chance it came from human sewage.
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