Lake Windermere

they're killing it with sewage   United Utilities has been pumping sewage into World Heritage Site Lake Windermere. Now whistleblowers say a government agency has helped them cover up pollution incidents! Tell the UK to overhaul the Environment Agency NOW [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, England's Lake District is a place of extraordinary beauty – known across the world for its ancient landscapes and tranquil waters. But greedy water company United Utilities has been trashing its crown jewel Lake Windermere – using it as a dump for sewage that can trigger toxic, fish-choking algal blooms. Local campaigners have been fighting tooth and nail to save their home and have got it onto the national agenda. Now they’re demanding an urgent inquiry into regulation failures. If we pile in with support from across the world, we can get this over the line. Sign now: [UK government: save Lake Windermere]( It’s not just the Lake District. Across the UK, reckless private water companies have cut corners to maximise profits – causing deep harm to rivers and lakes and the fish, birds and mammals that depend on them. The Environment Agency is meant to hold people like this to account, not cheer them on. But according to whistleblowers, they’ve been helping corporations cover up pollution, by allowing them to downgrade major incidents without independent checks. Other countries have successfully cleaned up severely polluted lakes after communities took action – like Lake Annecy in France, which is now thought to be the cleanest in Europe. Local campaigners are determined to make that happen at Windermere too, but they need our help. These heroes are demanding urgent government intervention to overhaul the regulator and hold these polluters to account. And if people across the world join in, we could tip them into action. Can you sign now to help save this World Heritage Site? [UK government: save Lake Windermere, overhaul the Environment Agency]( [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Olivia and the team at Ekō More information: [Raw sewage 'cover-up' at Windermere World Heritage Site]( BBC. 4 December, 2023 [Save Windermere campaign urgently demands an independent inquiry into the failure of water industry regulation]( Save Windermere. 11 December, 2023  [An Upstream Battle [film]]( Save Windermere. 11 December, 2023  [Water firm United Utilities may have received a £5million green target bonus after misreporting sewage pollution, documents leaked to BBC Panorama suggest]( Daily Mail. 4 December, 2023     --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](   --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us On Social Media [Facebok]( [Instagram]( [Youtube](Eko.Movement) [Twitter]( [TikTok](eko.movement) [Telegram](