ENDS Report
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The UK’s no. 1 source of news, scoops & analysis on environment and climate policy for environmental professionals - and the journalists behind the ECO Chamber podcast.
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The search is on for the 100 most influential and effective UK environmental professionals. Can you help us find them?
Our ENDS Power List is now open for nominations. Make yours here...
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...and read on to find out who we are looking for 👇
Our ENDS Power List is now open for nominations. Make yours here...
➡️ surveys.haymarket.com/s3/The-ENDS-... ⬅️
...and read on to find out who we are looking for 👇
The construction of a giant offshore wind farm that campaigners say will deliver a “crushing blow for marine wildlife in Scotland and beyond” has taken a step forward.
It was among a record-breaking number of successful bids in the government’s latest offshore wind auction ⬇️
It was among a record-breaking number of successful bids in the government’s latest offshore wind auction ⬇️
‘World’s deadliest’ wind farm moves forward after successful renewables contract bid
The construction of a giant offshore wind farm that campaigners say will deliver a “crushing blow for marine wildlife in Scotland and beyond” has taken a step forward after it was among a record-break...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The construction of a giant offshore wind farm that campaigners say will deliver a “crushing blow for marine wildlife in Scotland and beyond” has taken a step forward.
It was among a record-breaking number of successful bids in the government’s latest offshore wind auction ⬇️
It was among a record-breaking number of successful bids in the government’s latest offshore wind auction ⬇️
The search is on for the 100 most influential and effective UK environmental professionals. Can you help us find them?
Our ENDS Power List is now open for nominations. Make yours here...
➡️ surveys.haymarket.com/s3/The-ENDS-... ⬅️
...and read on to find out who we are looking for 👇
Our ENDS Power List is now open for nominations. Make yours here...
➡️ surveys.haymarket.com/s3/The-ENDS-... ⬅️
...and read on to find out who we are looking for 👇
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The search is on for the 100 most influential and effective UK environmental professionals. Can you help us find them?
Our ENDS Power List is now open for nominations. Make yours here...
➡️ surveys.haymarket.com/s3/The-ENDS-... ⬅️
...and read on to find out who we are looking for 👇
Our ENDS Power List is now open for nominations. Make yours here...
➡️ surveys.haymarket.com/s3/The-ENDS-... ⬅️
...and read on to find out who we are looking for 👇
Labour promised to “reset” the water sector when it came into power. Will this be the year that it realises its goals?💡
Read ENDS latest year-ahead briefing to find out what's coming up for the sector in 2026, with insights from experts such as @ciwem.bsky.social's @alastairchisholm.bsky.social ⬇️
Read ENDS latest year-ahead briefing to find out what's coming up for the sector in 2026, with insights from experts such as @ciwem.bsky.social's @alastairchisholm.bsky.social ⬇️
ENDS Briefing: The 2026 policy and legal changes to look out for
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January 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Labour promised to “reset” the water sector when it came into power. Will this be the year that it realises its goals?💡
Read ENDS latest year-ahead briefing to find out what's coming up for the sector in 2026, with insights from experts such as @ciwem.bsky.social's @alastairchisholm.bsky.social ⬇️
Read ENDS latest year-ahead briefing to find out what's coming up for the sector in 2026, with insights from experts such as @ciwem.bsky.social's @alastairchisholm.bsky.social ⬇️
The “opportunity to effect further change” ahead of the 2030 target to halt the decline in species abundance “has now largely passed”, according to green watchdog the Office for Environment Protection, as it warns there is “no time for complacency” ⬇️
Government risks being ‘first to break nature law’ as OEP finds opportunity to impact key 2030 target ‘largely passed’
The “opportunity to effect further change” ahead of the 2030 target to halt the decline in species abundance “has now largely passed”, according to green watchdog the Office for Environment Protection...
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January 13, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The “opportunity to effect further change” ahead of the 2030 target to halt the decline in species abundance “has now largely passed”, according to green watchdog the Office for Environment Protection, as it warns there is “no time for complacency” ⬇️
“Inconsistencies” in how environmental impact assessments are carried out for solar projects is putting UK farmland “at risk”, @isepglobal.bsky.social has warned as it publishes fresh guidance ⬇️
EIA ‘inconsistencies’ putting farmland at risk from ‘rapid solar expansion’, warns green professional body
“Inconsistencies” in how environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are carried out for solar projects is putting UK farmland “at risk”, a professional body for environmental professionals has warned as ...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
“Inconsistencies” in how environmental impact assessments are carried out for solar projects is putting UK farmland “at risk”, @isepglobal.bsky.social has warned as it publishes fresh guidance ⬇️
A new legal requirement for water companies to prepare annual plans on how they will cut pollution incidents has been welcomed, following fresh regulator guidance, but commentators warn “reporting alone will not clean up our waterways” ⬇️
Greater ‘consistency’ from water companies expected as standardised pollution reduction plans become mandatory
A new legal requirement for water companies to prepare standardised annual plans on how they will cut pollution incidents has been welcomed, following fresh regulator guidance, but commentators warn “...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
A new legal requirement for water companies to prepare annual plans on how they will cut pollution incidents has been welcomed, following fresh regulator guidance, but commentators warn “reporting alone will not clean up our waterways” ⬇️
This year's King’s New Year Honours List for 2026 is out.
A pop star, a policy mandarin and several green leaders like @craigbennett3.bsky.social all got their 🏅 green gongs.
We discuss who's on the list alongside an AI deep-dive on the latest 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast out now.
🎙️ pod.fo/e/373e61
A pop star, a policy mandarin and several green leaders like @craigbennett3.bsky.social all got their 🏅 green gongs.
We discuss who's on the list alongside an AI deep-dive on the latest 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast out now.
🎙️ pod.fo/e/373e61
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This year's King’s New Year Honours List for 2026 is out.
A pop star, a policy mandarin and several green leaders like @craigbennett3.bsky.social all got their 🏅 green gongs.
We discuss who's on the list alongside an AI deep-dive on the latest 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast out now.
🎙️ pod.fo/e/373e61
A pop star, a policy mandarin and several green leaders like @craigbennett3.bsky.social all got their 🏅 green gongs.
We discuss who's on the list alongside an AI deep-dive on the latest 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast out now.
🎙️ pod.fo/e/373e61
“Possible failures” to comply with the Water Framework Directive regulations have been identified by the Office for Environmental Protection, in notices issued to DEFRA and the Environment Agency today ⬇️
‘Urgent action’: OEP investigation finds ‘possible’ DEFRA and EA failures to comply with key water regulations
“Possible failures” to comply with the Water Framework Directive (WFD) regulations have been identified by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), in notices issued to DEFRA and the Environment...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“Possible failures” to comply with the Water Framework Directive regulations have been identified by the Office for Environmental Protection, in notices issued to DEFRA and the Environment Agency today ⬇️
The global market in 🤖 artificial intelligence is projected to hit $4.8 trillion by 2033, says the UN.
🎧Listen to @jamiecarpenter.bsky.social & @jamesxparsons.bsky.social on how AI is being adopted in the UK environment sector in the latest 🎙️ ECO Chamber podcast now ⚡️
➡️https://pod.fo/e/373e61
🎧Listen to @jamiecarpenter.bsky.social & @jamesxparsons.bsky.social on how AI is being adopted in the UK environment sector in the latest 🎙️ ECO Chamber podcast now ⚡️
➡️https://pod.fo/e/373e61
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The global market in 🤖 artificial intelligence is projected to hit $4.8 trillion by 2033, says the UN.
🎧Listen to @jamiecarpenter.bsky.social & @jamesxparsons.bsky.social on how AI is being adopted in the UK environment sector in the latest 🎙️ ECO Chamber podcast now ⚡️
➡️https://pod.fo/e/373e61
🎧Listen to @jamiecarpenter.bsky.social & @jamesxparsons.bsky.social on how AI is being adopted in the UK environment sector in the latest 🎙️ ECO Chamber podcast now ⚡️
➡️https://pod.fo/e/373e61
🔹 Planning Act changes
🔹 Net gain exemptions
🔹 PFAS action plan
🔹 Land Use Framework
🔹 Water ‘super regulator’
🔹 Circular Economy Growth Plan
🔹 PM2.5 planning guidance
A rollercoaster 2026 beckons for UK green policy. Prepare with our new special preview ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1944...
🔹 Net gain exemptions
🔹 PFAS action plan
🔹 Land Use Framework
🔹 Water ‘super regulator’
🔹 Circular Economy Growth Plan
🔹 PM2.5 planning guidance
A rollercoaster 2026 beckons for UK green policy. Prepare with our new special preview ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1944...
ENDS Briefing: The 2026 policy and legal changes to look out for
www.endsreport.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
🔹 Planning Act changes
🔹 Net gain exemptions
🔹 PFAS action plan
🔹 Land Use Framework
🔹 Water ‘super regulator’
🔹 Circular Economy Growth Plan
🔹 PM2.5 planning guidance
A rollercoaster 2026 beckons for UK green policy. Prepare with our new special preview ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1944...
🔹 Net gain exemptions
🔹 PFAS action plan
🔹 Land Use Framework
🔹 Water ‘super regulator’
🔹 Circular Economy Growth Plan
🔹 PM2.5 planning guidance
A rollercoaster 2026 beckons for UK green policy. Prepare with our new special preview ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1944...
The Environment Agency has identified a person responsible for turning a Yorkshire stream blue, but experts say a larger challenge with enforcing drainage rules is to blame ⬇️
Stream turned bright blue on New Years Day ‘points to national problem’ with drainage regulation
The Environment Agency (EA) has identified a person responsible for turning a Yorkshire stream blue, but experts say a larger challenge with enforcing drainage rules is to blame.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The Environment Agency has identified a person responsible for turning a Yorkshire stream blue, but experts say a larger challenge with enforcing drainage rules is to blame ⬇️
A law firm is “gathering views” on the implications of the government rejecting all protected species recommendations from the UK’s wildlife agencies, in a move described by ecologists as “highly unusual” and “profoundly disrespectful” to scientists ⬇️
Lawyers ‘gathering views’ after government throws out all species protection proposals from own scientists
A law firm is “gathering views” on the implications for animals like beavers and grey seals of the government rejecting all protected species recommendations from the UK’s wildlife agencies, in a move...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
A law firm is “gathering views” on the implications of the government rejecting all protected species recommendations from the UK’s wildlife agencies, in a move described by ecologists as “highly unusual” and “profoundly disrespectful” to scientists ⬇️
Did you have a good Christmas break? 🎄
Here are the environmental stories you might have missed over the festive season, from chemical consultation responses, a new national ‘river walk’ and Planning Act details... ⬇️
Here are the environmental stories you might have missed over the festive season, from chemical consultation responses, a new national ‘river walk’ and Planning Act details... ⬇️
Planning Act details and river walks: 7 environmental stories you might have missed over Christmas
As the Christmas break draws to a close, here are the environmental stories you might have missed over the festive season, from chemical consultation responses, a new national ‘river wall’ and Plannin...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Did you have a good Christmas break? 🎄
Here are the environmental stories you might have missed over the festive season, from chemical consultation responses, a new national ‘river walk’ and Planning Act details... ⬇️
Here are the environmental stories you might have missed over the festive season, from chemical consultation responses, a new national ‘river walk’ and Planning Act details... ⬇️
Our latest ECO Chamber⚡️ podcast investigates social class in the UK environment sector.
With exclusive insights from 🐦⬛ RAVEN networks' Nadia Shaikh.
🏗️ ISEP's chief Sarah Mukherjee MBE
𖣘 WCCA founder Emma River-Roberts and
🍃 BES' SEED co-lead Dr Ciara Dwyer Dwyer
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/368517
With exclusive insights from 🐦⬛ RAVEN networks' Nadia Shaikh.
🏗️ ISEP's chief Sarah Mukherjee MBE
𖣘 WCCA founder Emma River-Roberts and
🍃 BES' SEED co-lead Dr Ciara Dwyer Dwyer
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/368517
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Our latest ECO Chamber⚡️ podcast investigates social class in the UK environment sector.
With exclusive insights from 🐦⬛ RAVEN networks' Nadia Shaikh.
🏗️ ISEP's chief Sarah Mukherjee MBE
𖣘 WCCA founder Emma River-Roberts and
🍃 BES' SEED co-lead Dr Ciara Dwyer Dwyer
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/368517
With exclusive insights from 🐦⬛ RAVEN networks' Nadia Shaikh.
🏗️ ISEP's chief Sarah Mukherjee MBE
𖣘 WCCA founder Emma River-Roberts and
🍃 BES' SEED co-lead Dr Ciara Dwyer Dwyer
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/368517
Happy New Year! 🎊
A pop star, the lead for an independent review of DEFRA, civil servants, professionals and key green charity figures have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list for 2026.
Here’s what you need to know…⬇️
A pop star, the lead for an independent review of DEFRA, civil servants, professionals and key green charity figures have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list for 2026.
Here’s what you need to know…⬇️
DEFRA review author, a pop star, and wildlife heroes: Who got green gongs in the New Year Honours?
A pop star, the lead for an independent review of DEFRA, civil servants, professionals and key green charity figures have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list for 2026. Here’s what you ...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Happy New Year! 🎊
A pop star, the lead for an independent review of DEFRA, civil servants, professionals and key green charity figures have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list for 2026.
Here’s what you need to know…⬇️
A pop star, the lead for an independent review of DEFRA, civil servants, professionals and key green charity figures have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list for 2026.
Here’s what you need to know…⬇️
The government is proposing to drop its restrictions on the designation of certain types of protected land as 'grey belt', removing a layer of protection from developers.
What you need to know ⬇️
What you need to know ⬇️
NPPF: Government proposes dropping protected land exclusions from grey belt definition
The government is proposing to drop its restrictions on the designation of grey belt land that exclude sites listed in ‘footnote 7’ of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which includes typ...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The government is proposing to drop its restrictions on the designation of certain types of protected land as 'grey belt', removing a layer of protection from developers.
What you need to know ⬇️
What you need to know ⬇️
Biodiversity net gain 🌿 is set for substantial revisions in 2026 with small developments exempt from the flagship policy...
Listen as special guest lawyer Alexa Culver joins @tesscolley.bsky.social & @jamesxparsons.bsky.social on the 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast.
Listen now 🎙️ pod.fo/e/369b62
Listen as special guest lawyer Alexa Culver joins @tesscolley.bsky.social & @jamesxparsons.bsky.social on the 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast.
Listen now 🎙️ pod.fo/e/369b62
Eco Chamber: Silent night: net gain ‘wounded’ in winter overhaul
The government has announced that the flagship nature policy, biodiversity net gain, is set to see substantial revisions in 2026 with development sites up to 0.2 hectares in size to be exempt ...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Biodiversity net gain 🌿 is set for substantial revisions in 2026 with small developments exempt from the flagship policy...
Listen as special guest lawyer Alexa Culver joins @tesscolley.bsky.social & @jamesxparsons.bsky.social on the 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast.
Listen now 🎙️ pod.fo/e/369b62
Listen as special guest lawyer Alexa Culver joins @tesscolley.bsky.social & @jamesxparsons.bsky.social on the 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast.
Listen now 🎙️ pod.fo/e/369b62
Few things have been as controversial for the environment sector this year as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which recently received the royal stamp of approval.
It’s a tough pill to swallow for many and it won't be the last, writes @tesscolley.bsky.social ⬇️
It’s a tough pill to swallow for many and it won't be the last, writes @tesscolley.bsky.social ⬇️
The Planning and Infrastructure Act is here – let me tell you what happens next
Few things have been as controversial for the environment sector this year as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which received the royal stamp of approval today. It’s a tough pill to swallow for m...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Few things have been as controversial for the environment sector this year as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which recently received the royal stamp of approval.
It’s a tough pill to swallow for many and it won't be the last, writes @tesscolley.bsky.social ⬇️
It’s a tough pill to swallow for many and it won't be the last, writes @tesscolley.bsky.social ⬇️
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received royal assent this morning, bringing in sweeping controversial reforms to environmental protections ⚠️
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
BREAKING: Planning and Infrastructure Act passes into law
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received royal assent this morning, bringing in sweeping controversial reforms to environmental protections.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received royal assent this morning, bringing in sweeping controversial reforms to environmental protections ⚠️
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
The government has announced changes to biodiversity net gain for small sites and energy efficiency in a fresh overhaul of planning rules.
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
BNG, NPPF and swift bricks: The key planning updates, at a glance
The government has announced changes to biodiversity net gain (BNG) for small sites and energy efficiency in a fresh overhaul of planning rules. Here's what you need to know.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The government has announced changes to biodiversity net gain for small sites and energy efficiency in a fresh overhaul of planning rules.
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
Our latest podcast on being working class in the environment sector is live⚡️ with -
🐦⬛ RAVEN networks' Nadia Shaikh
🏗️ ISEP's chief Sarah Mukherjee
𖣘 WCCA founder Emma River-Roberts and
🍃 @britishecologicalsociety.org 's SEED co-lead Dr Ciara Dwyer
🎧 Listen now pod.fo/e/368517
🐦⬛ RAVEN networks' Nadia Shaikh
🏗️ ISEP's chief Sarah Mukherjee
𖣘 WCCA founder Emma River-Roberts and
🍃 @britishecologicalsociety.org 's SEED co-lead Dr Ciara Dwyer
🎧 Listen now pod.fo/e/368517
Eco Chamber: Access Denied: Does the environment sector have a problem with class?
In this episode, we investigate the representation of working class voices in the UK’s environment sector, reveal exclusive ENDS analysis on the industry’s make-up and hear from those trying to...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Our latest podcast on being working class in the environment sector is live⚡️ with -
🐦⬛ RAVEN networks' Nadia Shaikh
🏗️ ISEP's chief Sarah Mukherjee
𖣘 WCCA founder Emma River-Roberts and
🍃 @britishecologicalsociety.org 's SEED co-lead Dr Ciara Dwyer
🎧 Listen now pod.fo/e/368517
🐦⬛ RAVEN networks' Nadia Shaikh
🏗️ ISEP's chief Sarah Mukherjee
𖣘 WCCA founder Emma River-Roberts and
🍃 @britishecologicalsociety.org 's SEED co-lead Dr Ciara Dwyer
🎧 Listen now pod.fo/e/368517
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The government will introduce an exemption to biodiversity net gain for sites up to 0.2ha in size as part of a series of “regulatory easements”.
Here's what you need to know about the BNG reforms that have just been announced ⬇️
Here's what you need to know about the BNG reforms that have just been announced ⬇️
BNG reforms: Government steps back from most radical proposals but area ‘size of Windsor Forest’ set for exemption
<b>BREAKING:</b> Development sites smaller than 0.2 hectares (ha) are set to be exempted from biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements, with further consultation on a targeted exemption for housing pr...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The government will introduce an exemption to biodiversity net gain for sites up to 0.2ha in size as part of a series of “regulatory easements”.
Here's what you need to know about the BNG reforms that have just been announced ⬇️
Here's what you need to know about the BNG reforms that have just been announced ⬇️
The Conservatives would scrap plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 if elected, party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced ⚠️
The EU is expected to water down its own 2035 ban on the sale of new combustion cars later today.
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
The EU is expected to water down its own 2035 ban on the sale of new combustion cars later today.
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
‘Destabilising’: Conservatives would scrap 2030 petrol and diesel car ban if elected
The Conservative Party would scrap plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 if elected, leader of the party Kemi Badenoch has announced, with the EU expected to roll back its own 20...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Conservatives would scrap plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 if elected, party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced ⚠️
The EU is expected to water down its own 2035 ban on the sale of new combustion cars later today.
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
The EU is expected to water down its own 2035 ban on the sale of new combustion cars later today.
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
EXCLUSIVE: Exempting small sites from biodiversity net gain“will be quite a clear breach of the polluter pays principle”, former DEFRA secretary George Eustice has told ENDS, adding that it is a “great shame" that newts and bats are "always scapegoated” ⬇️
Proposed BNG exemptions ‘clear breach of polluter pays’, says former environment secretary
<b>EXCLUSIVE:</b> Exempting small sites from biodiversity net gain (BNG) “will be quite a clear breach of the polluter pays principle”, George Eustice, who led DEFRA when legislation introducing the m...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Exempting small sites from biodiversity net gain“will be quite a clear breach of the polluter pays principle”, former DEFRA secretary George Eustice has told ENDS, adding that it is a “great shame" that newts and bats are "always scapegoated” ⬇️
A local council has said that “regulatory investigations are still ongoing” into any health impacts as a result of PFAS pollution from a firefighting foam factory located in what has been described as the most PFAS polluted town in the UK ⬇️
‘Investigations’ into health risks in ‘most PFAS polluted town’ ongoing, says council
A local council has said that “regulatory investigations are still ongoing” into any health impacts as a result of PFAS pollution from a firefighting foam factory located in what has been described as...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A local council has said that “regulatory investigations are still ongoing” into any health impacts as a result of PFAS pollution from a firefighting foam factory located in what has been described as the most PFAS polluted town in the UK ⬇️