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Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison (futurism.com)
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[–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 24 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

The main issue is that he used heavy machinery for cleanup. If it was by hand it probably wouldn't have resulted in any legal matter

Yeah, he went way beyond simply removing trash:

The team removed more than 200 bags of rubbish along with branches, thick layers of silt, weeds, discarded household appliances, used needles and even abandoned weapons. Their goal was to restore the natural flow of the water and remove years of accumulated waste.

He basically dug up the entire riverbed. That isn’t something people should just be doing ad-hoc.

[–] ghurab@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

He basically dug up the entire riverbed. That isn’t something people should just be doing ad-hoc.

Fully agree, but there seems to be no better alternative.

Powlesland told the Guardian he’s asked the agency numerous times to clean the river, but it’s been ignoring him for years.