Follow the slurry, follow the money.

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Once a site of great abundance, supplying (as it still does) 40% of all drinking water to NI, with eel fishing famously being passed down across generations over centuries, the complexity of how the Lough became eutrophic presents a textbook case in converging dynamics of power, influence, and conflicts of interest, that have also developed over decades, if not centuries, around Lough Neagh and the watershed. Whilst the work focuses on Lough Neagh, it speaks to much broader concerns regarding how environmental neglect affects both democratic processes, and public health, as neoliberal policies entangle with algae blooms.  The material emphasis on the nutrients in the lough, raises awareness, educates and empowers advocacy for more effective environmental regulations and democratic processes leading to establishing the Rights of Nature.