Laura Foster

Environmentalist reducing pollution and working to a circular economy & net zero.

All views my own 🚶‍♂️🧍‍♀️👩‍🦽🐟🐙🦋🐝🌳🐢

[Laura Foster @leafyseascape]

Great meeting for launch of @ClimateEmergUK successes report. Councils have crucial role in achieving #NetZero and the report gives some great case studies.

Transition #NetZero has many challenges ahead but knowledge exchange is vital.

[Climate Emergency UK @ClimateEmergUK]

🚨 Report now available!
📔'Scorecards Successes: What factors enable local climate action?'
Our research partner @anthesis_group looked into the trends in the #CouncilClimateScorecards results and identified characteristics impacting council scores. 🔎https://t.co/lqezugwJOu

[Laura Foster @leafyseascape]

This is why it's so important to stop at source👇

Whether it's ensuring there are Deposit Return Schemes, capturing microfibres from washing machines or reducing microplastics lost from tyres to the environment.

[University of Plymouth @PlymUni]

Our scientists have explored the potential for mechanical devices to clear the ocean of litter and found that while they did trap fragments of plastic and other fibres, seaweed made up the majority of the items captured

🔗 https://t.co/JoQRZkf421

[Prof Alex Ford @DrAlexFord]

Budds Farm sewage treatment plant has been discharging the sewage waste of 400,000+ people for 160 hours continuous (~7 days & counting) into Langstone Harbour: a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Area of Conservation (SAC) & Internat. RAMSAR site for rare birds

[Climate Emergency UK @ClimateEmergUK]

The #CouncilClimateScorecards results are IN! 📊
Find out how well your own council is doing at: 👇
https://t.co/Uzv6cyHyc9

[Peter Hammond @watervole3]

Victorian sewers not to blame for England’s pollution
https://t.co/FNZmQuL1fR
@gillplimmer1 @FT

@WindrushWasp @watervole3

@Feargal_Sharkey @sandralaville @rhysblakely @emmagatten @CapurrodDaniel @Jamie_Woodward_ @OxonAndrew @DrAlexFord

WASP report https://t.co/rFRDkGoOWQ

[Prof Alex Ford @DrAlexFord]

This photo of me with @bbcsoutheast gives you an idea of size of the Budds Farm No.2 storm water overflow (2x2m) which has discharged massive quantities of sewage and chemicals into protected marine habitats #EndSewagePollution photos @pearsallphoto & @CleanHarbours

[Laura Foster @leafyseascape]

Spent 37 working days awaiting response to my FOI to EA on Emergency overflows (EO)- legal max is 20

EA insanely overworked & under resourced. How can EA fully investigate with such capacity?

1 in 3 EO England released raw 💩💩 62% of these repeatedly

https://t.co/nALOEwmY6P

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

🌊 We will be pushing ahead with our legal challenge to tackle the sewage crisis, despite the promises we have been hearing from water companies.

Here's why ⬇️

https://t.co/ekjIRywwR1

[Laura Foster @leafyseascape]

Ever done a beach clean and found hundreds of this little plastic pre- production pellets? These are shipped around the world & lost overboard

Sign this petition to stop this plastic pollution #nurdles and get them classified as Marine Pollutant by @IMOHQ

[Fauna & Flora @FaunaFloraInt]

It’s time to stop plastic pellets polluting our ocean.

Today, we launch our campaign that calls on @IMOHQ to make regulatory changes to protect our ocean from nurdles. Sign our petition and help end this catastrophe.

#NurdleAction

[Catherine Gemmell @cathgem2000]

Today @ScotGovFM announced another delay to Scotland's deposit return scheme to March 2024.

Our @mcsuk vols found drinks related litter on 95% of beaches surveyed last year.

Scotland's beaches continue to pay the price.

We need everyone to come together to make this work.

[Prof Alex Ford @DrAlexFord]

‘Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study shows https://t.co/qqHB8Iyywp

[Dr Julie Schneider @JulieSChemPollu]

🇬🇧 The UK’s plans for tackling PFAS pollution – are they good enough?
👉my latest blog for @CHEMTrust
https://t.co/9n162o7m53
#BanPFAS

[Laura Foster @leafyseascape]

Storm overflow data for England & Wales released today

EA Director said: "The decrease in spills in 2022 is largely down to dry weather, not water company action"

Over 300,000 spills in England in 2022

We want to #wildSwimming #surf & enjoy our #coast

https://t.co/ZspDXMyqb6

[Have you got the bottle? @yougotthebottle]

European environmental NGOs cheered in 2017 when @nicolasturgeon announced deposit return for Scotland. We were in the meetings, and we saw how inspirational that decision was. Today some of them wrote to @lornaslater to support her work to deliver it.
https://t.co/5TvzRsh5Id

[Rachel Salvidge @RachSalv]

Time to get a grip on chemicals in our drinking water! US plans limits of PFAS forever chemicals of 4ng/l whereas in the UK it’s 100ng/l. 🤢 Story by me, @leanahosea @WATERSHED_i

https://t.co/tciuuhbuWR

[RiverActionUK @RiverActionUK]

🚨BREAKING NEWS! 🚨

River Action has issued a legal claim in the High Court against the @EnvAgency for failing to apply the Farming Rules for Water on the #RiverWye 👉 https://t.co/0IDrdvXnFA 🧵

[Francesca Ginley @CescaGinley]

Loved watching @BBC #WildIsles last night. But did you know that the Northern Gannets from Bass rock shown in the episode are impacted by #PFAS?

This study shows the presence of these forever chemicals in northern gannet eggs: https://t.co/36VEQ9F3OC

[Ian Cousins @IanTCousins]

There is more and more strong empirical evidence emerging concerning the coastal impact of sea spray aerosol transport of #PFAS. Data have been generated in Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium. Check out this presentation by Danish scientists from NIRAS. https://t.co/UdHnq60x9i

[Laura Foster @leafyseascape]

We need to move #reuse to reduce our environmental impacts.

The lack of transparency in @McDonalds calculations means that we cant provide any analyses.

New McDonald's study attempts to water down EU ambition on reuse | Break Free From Plastic https://t.co/1r97cRjUds

[Catherine Gemmell @cathgem2000]

Littered vapes - what to do about it?

We @mcsuk with @ASHScotland @EnviroElliott @KSBScotland & @LessWasteLaura have created briefing:

https://t.co/5wPgjwDcM0

Please share & send to your MSP to join the call to #BanDisposableVapes & improve recycling for all other vapes.