Fighting Dirty
@fightingdirty.bsky.social
We’re Fighting Dirty. Literally. Fighting Dirty is a group of three environmental activists. Together we formed Fighting Dirty to use legal means to challenge loopholes enabling harmful pollution in our shared environment. https://fightingdirty.org/
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Fidra@fidrango.bsky.social · 5d agoSweden has announced a ban on #PFAS in a range of consumer products, including clothing, footwear & cosmetics 💄 Sweden is now the third EU country, after France & Denmark, to take national action ahead of the EU wide restriction, helping to reduce PFAS emissions sooner. Read more ⬇️ tr.ee/GTV62A
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies
Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release toxic waste from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems
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A new study published today reveals that even massive investments in #PFAS remediation across Europe would remove only a negligible fraction of #foreverchemicals 💸 The findings reinforce a clear message - the most effective way to tackle PFAS pollution is to stop it at the source ▶️ tr.ee/Sr5G7D
A new legal case has been launched to challenge how the UK fast-tracks EU chemical safety decisions into law ⬇️ A clear commitment to align GB classifications with EU decisions as a default, including new hazard classes, alongside transparent reporting on divergence is urgently required. ⚠️
Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW CASE: The Government promised only EU chemical safety decisions would be fast-tracked into UK law. The law it passed says something very different. We're asking the courts to hold the Government to its promises. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin... #ChemicalSafety #PFAS #EnvironmentalJustice
The Government told the public that only the EU would qualify as a "trusted jurisdiction" for chemical safety decisions. But that safeguard never made it into the legislation. That's why we're taking legal action. Support the case: www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...
UK Government scraps chemical safety laws - so we're going to court
George Monbiot, Georgia Elliott-Smith and Steve Hyndside are Fighting Dirty, using the law to stop harmful pollution in its tracks. Find out more and follow our work at https://fightingdirty.org/
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The Government told the public that only the EU would qualify as a "trusted jurisdiction" for chemical safety decisions. But that safeguard never made it into the legislation. That's why we're taking legal action. Support the case: www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...
UK Government scraps chemical safety laws - so we're going to court
George Monbiot, Georgia Elliott-Smith and Steve Hyndside are Fighting Dirty, using the law to stop harmful pollution in its tracks. Find out more and follow our work at https://fightingdirty.org/
crowdjustice.com
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Fidra@fidrango.bsky.social · 2mo agoA new legal case has been launched to challenge how the UK fast-tracks EU chemical safety decisions into law ⬇️ A clear commitment to align GB classifications with EU decisions as a default, including new hazard classes, alongside transparent reporting on divergence is urgently required. ⚠️
We're approaching the halfway point of our crowdfunding target - can you help support our new legal case? www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...
UK Government scraps chemical safety laws - so we're going to court
George Monbiot, Georgia Elliott-Smith and Steve Hyndside are Fighting Dirty, using the law to stop harmful pollution in its tracks. Find out more and follow our work at https://fightingdirty.org/
crowdjustice.com
And we're off! Just passed the £1,000 mark with our crowdfunding campaign, raising money to take the Government to court and stop the "fast track" for new chemicals to enter the UK without scrutiny: www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...
Can you help us raise money for this essential case? 24 hours since launching we're approaching £1000. Every £ donated will help us push govt to keep to their word and maintain strong chemical safety standards.
Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW CASE: The Government promised only EU chemical safety decisions would be fast-tracked into UK law. The law it passed says something very different. We're asking the courts to hold the Government to its promises. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin... #ChemicalSafety #PFAS #EnvironmentalJustice
All our campaigns are crowdfunded. They are only possible because people chip in small amounts. Without your support we can't hold government to account.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere's our crowdfunder. Please do chip in if you can. We need to counter the deeply pernicious industrial lobbying that has far too much influence in this country, and uses Brexit as a golden opportunity to rip down public protections. Thanks. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...
A must read thread from our one of our Founders @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2mo agoA crucial issue: deregulation by stealth, which could expose us to a greater range of hazardous chemicals than the EU permits, contrary to government promises. We at Fighting Dirty are suing. We need your help. Please see crowdfunder in next post. Thank you 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A great write-up, with useful detail, in the ever-brilliant ENDS Report. They've kindly made this article free to read. www.endsreport.com/article/1961...
‘Deregulation dressed up as efficiency’: Government faces legal challenge over chemical rule changes
<b>EXCLUSIVE:</b> The government’s move to introduce a statutory instrument amending key chemicals laws to promote economic growth faces a legal challenge from campaigners, who argue that ministers ha...
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Here's our crowdfunder. Please do chip in if you can. We need to counter the deeply pernicious industrial lobbying that has far too much influence in this country, and uses Brexit as a golden opportunity to rip down public protections. Thanks. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...
UK Government scraps chemical safety laws - so we're going to court
George Monbiot, Georgia Elliott-Smith and Steve Hyndside are Fighting Dirty, using the law to stop harmful pollution in its tracks. Find out more and follow our work at https://fightingdirty.org/
crowdjustice.com
A crucial issue: deregulation by stealth, which could expose us to a greater range of hazardous chemicals than the EU permits, contrary to government promises. We at Fighting Dirty are suing. We need your help. Please see crowdfunder in next post. Thank you 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners
Exclusive: Fighting Dirty taking legal action against government over proposal it says could import weaker standards
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A really important (if slightly terrifying) new case from @fightingdirty.bsky.social Today's report from @pippaneill.bsky.social is a must read www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners
Exclusive: Fighting Dirty taking legal action against government over proposal it says could import weaker standards
theguardian.com
Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW CASE: The Government promised only EU chemical safety decisions would be fast-tracked into UK law. The law it passed says something very different. We're asking the courts to hold the Government to its promises. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin... #ChemicalSafety #PFAS #EnvironmentalJustice
Thanks to all those involved. @georgiaes.bsky.social - the driving force. @leigh-day.bsky.social the legal brains. @pippaneill.bsky.social who broke this story in @theguardian.com. @chemtrust.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social / @stevehyndside.bsky.social & each of you that donate to our work
Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW CASE: The Government promised only EU chemical safety decisions would be fast-tracked into UK law. The law it passed says something very different. We're asking the courts to hold the Government to its promises. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin... #ChemicalSafety #PFAS #EnvironmentalJustice
NEW CASE: The Government promised only EU chemical safety decisions would be fast-tracked into UK law. The law it passed says something very different. We're asking the courts to hold the Government to its promises. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin... #ChemicalSafety #PFAS #EnvironmentalJustice
UK Government scraps chemical safety laws - so we're going to court
George Monbiot, Georgia Elliott-Smith and Steve Hyndside are Fighting Dirty, using the law to stop harmful pollution in its tracks. Find out more and follow our work at https://fightingdirty.org/
crowdjustice.com
Today, we at @fightingdirty.bsky.social launch a legal challenge against HSE who last month introduced new regulations that rip up chemical safety laws, creating a "fast track" for new chemicals to be sold in the UK www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The chemicals we're exposed to today don't disappear tomorrow. They build up in our bodies, our soil and our food chain. Today, Fighting Dirty launched legal action against Government changes that could weaken chemical safety protections. We need your help. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...
UK Government scraps chemical safety laws - so we're going to court
George Monbiot, Georgia Elliott-Smith and Steve Hyndside are Fighting Dirty, using the law to stop harmful pollution in its tracks. Find out more and follow our work at https://fightingdirty.org/
crowdjustice.com
119 chemicals + human medicines detected in honey. One possible source? Sewage sludge spread on fields as fertiliser - which is treated to remove most pathogens but not chemicals + meds. @ceh.org @universityofleeds.bsky.social @fightingdirty.bsky.social share.google/trXhGuo7un0Z...
‘A Trojan horse’: how toxic sewage sludge became a threat to the future of British farming
Sludge used as fertiliser on farmland contains harmful chemicals that scientists suspect are entering food chain
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Fidra@fidrango.bsky.social · 3mo agoHappy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Bees underpin the health of the UK's ecosystems and food systems alike, and must be protected. That's why we've been looking at the chemical contaminants they're exposed to, and what's ending up in their honey... Take a look at our latest blog👇 fidra.org.uk/news/honey-b...
1/4 Ammonia pollution is harmful to our health, linked to strokes, heart disease and lung cancer. Factory farming is a major source - pumping this pollution into the air we all share.
US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn | US news | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn
The virtually indestructible Pfas waste puts largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates say
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"Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage" share.google/2cjPBnRdOT1k...
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage
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Consolidated and strengthen rules on agricultural pollution 👀
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3mo agoThere'll be a new Water Ombudsman for consumer complaints. 'Pre-pipe solutions' will roll out more sustainable drainage systems to reduce pollution spills. Also pledging consolidated and strengthened rules on agricultural pollution.
While we are transfixed by the antics of our supposed "leaders", a catastrophe of astonishing proportions has been creeping up on us. Climate scientists now believe it is more likely than not to happen, and soon. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Illegal dumps "contain tens of thousands of tonnes of waste, which might incorporate everything from household products to asbestos, heavy metals and highly toxic, flammable and explosive organic chemicals." A must read from our Founding Director @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4mo agoAnother triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
