Fighting Dirty

We're Fighting Dirty. Best known for taking the Environment Agency to court over the spreading of sewage sludge. Our Founding Directors are @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @stevehyndside.bsky.social and Georgia Elliott-Smith You can find out more about our work and how to support fightingdirty.org

"The King on the application of Fighting Dirty" Do you think he knows?! 🤭 Papers filed to stop the Govt's new "fast track" pouring novel PFAS chemicals into the UK. For info 👉 tinyurl.com/45wpzsx9 @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @stevehyndside.bsky.social @pippaneill.bsky.social @watershed-i.bsky.social

Did you know old car tyres are used on sports pitches? 🛞⚽ Tyres are ground into tiny pieces & used as infill on artificial pitches. But this rubber crumb can contain hundreds of chemicals, including some linked to harmful health effects. Read more ▶️ ipen.org/publication/...

EXCLUSIVE: Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through the soil, a five-year multinational research project has found. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This case has far reaching and serious implications for each and every one of us. And we need you all to help us crowdfund.

NEW: Papers have now been filed for this case. But we still need support for the crowdfunding. Please do share and please donate. Without financial support we won't be able to keep taking these cases. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...

If you have a spare few £ then please donate. If you have a spare £35,000 then let me know. If you don’t have any spare £s right now, please share. All help appreciated.

NEW: Papers have now been filed for this case. But we still need support for the crowdfunding. Please do share and please donate. Without financial support we won't be able to keep taking these cases. www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...

Microplastics are building up in UK soils, threatening soil health & food. UK soils are among the most contaminated in Europe. Intentionally added microplastics are an avoidable source of pollution & the EU has already taken action to restrict them. It's time for the UK to do the same🔽 tr.ee/JuI3fD

On this #PoisonedPlanet we need water companies acting for the public good, not private profit. The case for bringing them back into public control has never been stronger. The #Privatisation disaster has to end #PFAS #PublicHealth

"utility company wants to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from Thames and replace it with treated effluent" www.theguardian.com/environment/...?

🗓️ CHEM Trust will be at #WildSummit2026, and we’re partnering with @fidrango.bsky.social and @theriverstrust.bsky.social for a joint event on ‘Chemicals in the Wild’. Join us to discuss the causes and impacts of chemical pollution, and the solutions at hand. Get your tickets here👉 buff.ly/7rkCKJ6

CASE UPDATE: The govt. has responded to @fightingdirty legal challenge to the UK's new "fast track" for harmful chemicals. The response is 2000+ pages 🤯 Learn about the case here👇 www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin... #PFAS #chemicalregulation @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @stevehyndside.bsky.social

Me sifting through the govt's 2000+ page response to @fightingdirty.bsky.social legal challenge against the new "fast track" for novel foreign chemicals 😶‍🌫️ Find out more 👇 www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin... #PFAS #chemicalregulation @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @stevehyndside.bsky.social

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UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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

Have a listen and let us know what you think ...

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. ⚠️

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...

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...

Thanks for sharing. If anyone isn't already, do follow @fidrango.bsky.social

We're approaching the halfway point of our crowdfunding target - can you help support our new legal case? www.crowdjustice.com/case/fightin...

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.

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.

A must read thread from our one of our Founders @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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...

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...

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/...

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/...

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

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

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/...

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...

Big news dropping soon. Watch this space!

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.

"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...

Consolidated and strengthen 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...

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 👇

"Fighting Dirty exists to make the invisible visible: through investigations, legal pressure and forcing regulators to confront what they would rather ignore." - read our blog on PFAS pollution fightingdirty.org/tackling-two...

A must read from our Founding Director @georgemonbiot.bsky.social ⬇️

'the legal action was "ultimately about correcting unlawful decision-making", and alleged NRW had "wrongly told itself that it lacked power to regulate farm pollution beyond the farm boundary".' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"The UK PFAS Action Plan falls short in addressing the crisis we face" @chemtrust.bsky.social chemtrust.org/uk_pfas_acti...

This is not a sign of a functioning waste and resources system ... something is going horribly wrong. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We are keeping a close eye on this >>> Implementation plan (January 2026): Environment Agency's regulation of waste pneumatic tyres and their export www.gov.uk/government/p...