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Public has no right to swim in sea, claims firm that dumped sewage at bathing spot (inews.co.uk)
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I've just realised that this was already in /c/environment. Oops, sorry!

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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Didn't the UK pioneer these laws in other counties? I mean if a country passes a law to protect its people, then the country has to pay the (usually foreign) company losses for the next 20 years due to the law change?