Rishi Sunak and the blooms of doom

Rachel and Leana hear how the beloved River Wye has spiralled from a "crystal clear" natural paradise to a "pea green" algal bloom soup in one man's lifetime. Fly fishing guide Nathan Jubb talks about life on the river and how he places the blamed for its pollution squarely at the feet of agriculture, specifically chicken farms. Then Greenpeace's chief scientific adviser Dr Doug Parr rails against the government's "cowardice" and "morally culpable error" in rowing back on its climate commitments.In each episode, investigative journalists Leana Hosea and Rachel Salvidge bring you tales from the frontline of the water crisis, interviewing:Someone on the frontline of the water crisis who is experiencing first hand pollution/drought/floods/extinction events and diseases driven by climate change and bad management.A world class expert, who can shed light on the causes and solutions to the issue in hand.Find out more about Leana and Rachel's work at Watershed Investigations @WATERSHED_iFrequency: FortnightlyDuration: Approx. 20 minutes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.