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Muir to seek support to end NI Water protection from environmental penalties

Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir said he will bring the matter to the Executive next week.

The Independent UK

How commercial sand dredging is reshaping the largest lake in the UK – new study

At Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, sand has been dredged commercially for decades. Large vessels remove sand from the lakebed and transport it to the shore. Because this happens underwater, the scale of the activity is largely invisible. Regulation has focused on where dredging is allowed and how much sand…

The Conversation

Eel fisher takes on authorities at Belfast court over pollution in UK’s largest lake

Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh

The Guardian - UK

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‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake

Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics

The Guardian - UK

Lough Neagh algae blight is significant crisis for all Ireland, says McDonald

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald said there should be a national focus on the issue, including from the Irish Government.

Evening Standard

Stormont declared ‘crime scene’ over environmental crisis at Lough Neagh

The symbolic arrest of an ‘MLA’ was also staged at the front of Parliament Buildings in Belfast by environmental activists.

Evening Standard

Muir ‘fast losing patience’ with Infrastructure Department over water pollution

The Agriculture Minister also warned that Belfast Lough ‘has the potential to become the next Lough Neagh’.

Evening Standard

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Recovery of Lough Neagh ‘will take years, if not decades’, says Muir

The Stormont Environment Minister also appealed for the support of his ministerial colleague to tackle the issues facing the lough.

The Independent UK

Space technology plan to monitor noxious algae on Lough Neagh

A total of £800,000 has been awarded by the UK’s Space Agency to develop a remote sensor that predicts, detects and monitors blue-green algae.

Evening Standard

‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster

Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae

The Guardian - UK

UK's Largest Lake 'Dying' As Algae Blooms Worsen

For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland.

International Business Times

UK’s largest lake faces environmental crisis as rescue plans stall

Toxic algae cases in Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh have tripled since last year, as local fishers’ incomes plummet

The Guardian - UK

Environmental crisis at Lough Neagh ‘has become a political problem’

Lough Neagh Partnership chief Gerry Darby has urged action after describing the lough as the worst he has ever seen.

Evening Standard

Public warned against swimming at popular UK beach after blue-green algae outbreak

The announcement comes amid growing concerns over the spread of the algae in waterways

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Evening Standard

Call for urgent cross-party action to save Lough Neagh

The current state of the lough blighted with blue-green algae has been described as an emergency.

Evening Standard

Blue-green algae from Lough Neagh displayed during Belfast Photo Festival

It comes as the festival transforms public spaces with more than 30 exhibitions.

Evening Standard

Year’s first cases of blue-green algae confirmed in Lough Neagh

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency said two reports had been made from locations on Lough Neagh and were verified on April 10 and 11.

The Independent UK

Call for water rates to be considered by Stormont to help algae-hit Lough Neagh

An alarm bell was sounded over the state of waste water infrastructure in Northern Ireland and the impact on waterways.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Like the flip of a switch, it’s gone’: has the ecosystem of the UK’s largest lake collapsed?

Lough Neagh’s flies were seen as a nuisance. Now their sudden disappearance is a startling omen for a lake that supplies 40% of Northern Ireland’s water

Al Jazeera

Disappearing eels and the fight for a centuries-old livelihood

Fishermen on the waters of Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh battle for their catch’s future and a traditional way of life.

Al Jazeera

Worst-ever contamination of Ireland’s largest lake: What’s to blame?

Blue-green algae is flourishing in Lough Neagh and there is more than one culprit to point to.

The Guardian - UK

‘The hope we had is gone’: how 20 months of stasis has paralysed Northern Ireland

While the DUP conference may put a brave face on the crisis, public services and even the state’s legitimacy are hollowing

The Conversation

Lough Neagh: UK and Ireland's largest lake is being suffocated by business and agricultural interests

Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland. It is a protected area of special scientific interest and the source of 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water.

The Independent UK

Environmentalists hold ‘wake’ for Lough Neagh over toxic algae bloom

Campaigners dressed in black and carried a makeshift coffin.

The Guardian - UK

Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms

Agencies say toxic blue-green algae, thought to be driven by farm runoff and sewage, recorded at levels not seen since 1970s

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