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Campaigners hope new legal rights will help save the highly polluted River Wye. Its entire catchment was formally recognised as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights in a UK first on Sunday, May 24, 2026. This charter covers the river's 130-mile course and includes rights like freedom from pollution and to regenerate.
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