Authorities discover upsetting cause after fish turn up dead in local river: 'Was entirely preventable'

Authorities discover upsetting cause after fish turn up dead in local river: 'Was entirely preventable'

A preventable slurry spill in Western England has drawn new attention to the fragility of local waterways. As the BBC reported, pollution in the River Swilgate left fish dead and the water starved of oxygen. The incident, which unfolded near Tewkesbury, a historic market town in Gloucestershire, has become a costly example of how a single shortcut can throw an entire ecosystem off balance.  Farmer Timothy Juckes admitted to illegally discharging…