Eco Chamber: Recent Episodes
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In this podcast special, ENDS Report’s investigative journalists examine whether the government has gone far enough to protect both human health and the environment from the threat of leaded fuel in our skies.
It’s taken nearly four decades for a global phase out of leaded petrol, light aircraft still use fuel containing lead to keep flying their planes. The US and the EU are looking to phase out this source of harmful lead pollution, but the UK is hanging back.
Aviation fuel AVGAS 100LL uses Tetraethlylead for fuel stability. When this lead is jettisoned from the engine at takeoff, these poisonous compounds are released into the air and soil – impacting the environment, and potentially exposing people in the surrounding area.
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 2 million deaths globally were attributed to chemical exposures in 2019, with lead exposure attributed to nearly half of these deaths. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead, which can cause “profound and permanent” adverse health impacts according to the WHO.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
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For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:
- The ming vase that Sir Kier Starmer is holding heading into the general election and the green policies held inside.
- The implications of Reform UK’s manifesto promises, including a pledge to axe net zero within the first 100 days of office.
- And for the news-in-brief, we find out more about one of the worst cases of illegal tree felling in Wales for over three decades, the King’s favourite environmentalist and the Environment Bank’s chief stepping down after 18 years at the helm.
For our deep dive, we’ll take-off with Tim Johnson, director of the Aviation Environment Federation, to gain his fascinating insights into the science of contrails, the need to get to grips with aviation emissions and the airport expansions that could break our carbon budgets.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
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For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:
- The latest green policies and pledges hoping to win votes at the next election. We’ll discuss Labour’s pledge to create national forests for all, the Lib Dem’s love for water slides and water policy action and discuss where a new Conservative government might stand on the environment if elected.
- For the news-in-brief, we find out more about the firefighters being tested for PFAS contamination, the phosphates moratorium lifted in Poole Harbour and new data confirming that the Asian hornet is now able to tough it out when it comes to the UK’s winters.
- For our Deep Dive, we’ll speed through the facts of the secret ecological killer that is road run-off – a toxic cocktail of chemicals that is infiltrating our waterways across the country.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
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For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:
- The green politics influencing voters and what it could mean heading into an election.
- A highly protected SSSI bulldozed with Natural England’s blessing
- And for the news-in-brief, we find out more about the landowner lobby chief appointed to Natural England’s board, new data confirming that UK bathing waters now rank amongst the worst in Europe for pollution and a beaver boom kicking off in east Kent.
For our deep dive, we speak to evolutionary biologist and molecular ecologist, Professor Richard Buggs from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew about all things trees, the scourge of ash dieback disease, scientists of colour and how his Christian faith helps his science.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
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For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:
- The green policies at risk of being lost before the next general election and what a future Labour government might mean for green policy.
- PLUS the EA’s concerted attempts to thwart FOIs, the tree-climbing lawyer and friends who won a fight against the chainsaws and a failed case over the pollution of the River Wye, which actually may help in the long run. We'll bring you the news in brief.
For this episode’s deep dive, we discuss the findings of a groundbreaking PFAS investigation about a small town in North Yorkshire that has become the most PFAS polluted place in the country.
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Paul Whitehouse, Feargal Sharkey, The Crown’s Jim Murray... This week's episode, recorded from the UK River Summit, features the rockstars of the water world and an environmental lawyer on a mission. Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out what you've missed.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:
- The bugs bothering England’s bathing waters;
- The crypto outbreak plaguing Devon residents;
- And the United Utilities scandal haunting Windermere – England’s largest and very dirty lake.
For this week's episode we report from the River Summit at Morden Hall where we hear thoughts from big fish such as Feargal Sharkey, Paul Whitehouse, Jim Murray, Guy Shrubsole and the Environment Agency's Philip Duffy.
For our deep-dive, we speak with Fish Legal's Angela Henry about their landmark legal victory against the government and how the process of informing public bodies actually works.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:
- The on-going beef between the government and the post-Brexit environmental watchdog – the Office for Environmental Protection and this time it's over the state of our waterways.
- We find out if the move to drop two green infringement cases against the UK means the EU has finally bowed out from pursuing legal challenges over the channel.
- And knotweed, the seven deadly bins and the new designated bathing water sites, we’ll bring you the news-in-brief.
For our deep-dive, we take a forensic look at how the UK's green policy is diverging not just from the EU but also within the devolved nations.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:
- The fallout of the local elections… was it really the ULEZ wot won it in London?
- We’ll also be finding out why the government has suffered another defeat in the courts over its failed climate plans.
- SEPA’s new green assessment scheme, DEFRA ministers’ close ties with the shooting industry, and the sound of our own trumpet – we discuss the news-in-brief.
For our deep-dive, we speak with environmental activist Tony Whitehead, a campaigner with the Alliance for Nature on Dartmoor, a group fighting for the ecological restoration of the national park.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:
- The jaw-dropping confession from the EA’s chief executive that England’s permitting regime has witnessed a ‘genuine collapse’.
- We’ll also work out the ‘fake promises’ of a UK-wide deposit return scheme that hinges on glass.
- And Hamza Youssef’s resignation, a new regulator growth duty, and Labour’s nature mission, we discuss the news-in-brief
For our deep-dive, we explore the twists and turns of Legacy, ENDS Report's latest documentary exploring the formation of the Environment Act and what really happened behind the scenes from those who helped craft it during its tumultuous creation.
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Why does Trudy Harrison think DEFRA has a problem with the office for environmental protection and project delivery? Where is the missing Land Use Framework? And what's been going on this week in policy circles?
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week's big green news, the team discusses:
- The ‘Lack of trust’ between DEFRA and the post-Brexit green watchdog, the OEP, according to an exclusive interview with former DEFRA minister Trudy Harrison
- The search for the missing Land Use Framework. It turns out policy makers don’t have all the answers and may want your help….
- And wet wipes, gamebirds and wind-turbines, we'll update you for our news-in-brief
For our deep dive, we’ll find out what the energy from waste sector thinks after DEFRA gave the sector a red card on granting environmental permits.
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What's in the River Wye Action Plan? Why did the EA chief warn ministers about pausing waste incineration permits? And how big will the world's largest floating wind project actually be in the Celtic Sea? Listen to the latest episode of the ECO Chamber to find out...
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week's big green news, the team discusses:
- The brand new River Wye Action Plan
- The letters which reveal that the Environment Agency chief warned ministers about the risk of pausing waste incineration permits
- And the resignation of climate minister Graham Stuart. What will be his legacy?
For our deep dive, we’ll be winding our way through the planning of a novel offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea that could set a UK precedent.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week's big green news, the team discusses:
- Why Environment Secretary Steve Barclay’s department DEFRA has called time on approving any new energy from waste plants while he himself has been burned in connection to an incinerator in his own patch.
- The EA’s first ever chief regulator, who are they and what's their plan to help the regulator?
- And the good news that beavers are building a new landscape in Essex. We’ll be taking a look at what’s been going on at the Spains Hall Estate.
For our deep dive, we’ll be exploring the complexities of the Norwich Western Link road where a super colony of protected barbastelle bats are at the centre of a construction dispute between the Conservative-run council and wildlife regulator Natural England.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week's big green news, the team discusses:
- Thames Water’s fresh financial crisis after shareholders refused to back £500 million worth of funding to prop up the ailing water company. It blames regulatory arrangements but does that hold water?
- Ofwat's new duty to promote growth... how will this impact enforcement?
- And finally, we’ll be looking over the border and discuss the good news that Scotland’s recycling rates are at an all time high.
For our deep dive, we’ll be speaking we’ll be exploring the kelp forests of Sussex.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
For this week's big green news, the team discusses:
- Labour’s net zero secretary Ed Miliband and the party’s abandoned flagship £28bn annual fund to combat climate change.
- A controversial move by the National Park Authority of Dartmoor to seek changes to the way sites of special scientific interest are graded that some say is a backwards step for nature.
- And the news that lawyers are trying to take the government to court after energy secretary Claire Coutinho approved plans for Drax to install carbon capture technology at its Yorkshire biomass plant. But will they win? We’ll find out.
For our deep dive, we’ll be speaking with insect and biodiversity net gain expert Nat Duffus from the University of Oxford on why net gain might be neglecting one of nature’s most important living organisms on this planet… can you guess which ones they are?
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
For this week's big green news, the team discusses:
- The UK’s environmental watchdogs coordinated investigation into ‘possible failures’ to comply with environmental law to protect wild birds.
- The latest move to strip Natural England of its powers to designate protected sites.
- And the nature watchdog’s comeback over the designation of a protected site in Cornwall.
For our deep dive, which really does shine a light on the issue, ENDS Compliance manager Alice Fillan speaks to ECO Chamber producer James Agyepong-Parsons about the pollution problems of artificial light and the unwanted sounds of the built environment.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
For this week's big green news, the team discusses:
- The government plans to turn Cambridge into the Europe’s answer to Silicon Valley, and other green spring budget updates.
- The good, bad and the ugly of the EA’s scorecard.
- A political row over Rishi Sunak’s sentiments in a Rural Payments Agency email.
For our deep dive, which really does get below the surface, ENDS editor Jamie Carpenter is learning all about animal noises, biodiversity net gain, and artificial intelligence with the “King of Bioacoustics”, Dr Carlos Abrahams.
The director of ecoacoustics at consultancy Baker Consultants and part-time lecturer at Nottingham Trent University gives insights into the fascinating emerging area which relates to our planet’s soundtrack, and what it tells us.
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Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
For this week's big green news the team discusses:
- Why the notorious Walleys Quarry landfill has been given a suspension notice
- What Ofwat's new 'growth duty' will mean for regulating water companies
- Why Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland aren't happy about Westminster’s shortlist for the new climate watchdog boss
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Who's taking over the National Farmers' Union now their leader Minette Batters is gone? Is the EA's chair making enemies with farmers? And why are some Welsh farmers so angry about proposed environmental policy?
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week’s episode, we'll be discussing...
- The change of guard of the National Farmers' Union
- An address by the Environment Agency’s chair Allan Lovell who insists he's no fool.
- And the tensions in Wales over proposed biodiversity policies.
In this week’s deep dive we explore a new market report produced by the ENDS Report team scanning the risks and rewards for businesses navigating environmental compliance for the year ahead.
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Why does it matter if I buy a new wood burner for my home? Are we losing all our ties to EU regulation? And why would anyone want to launder falcons?
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week’s episode, we'll be discussing…
- The news that national PM2.5 emission reductions have been thwarted by domestic wood burners
- The father and son duo, punished for the ‘illegal laundering’ of 22 peregrine falcons
- And the EU regulation the government has in its line of sight
In this week’s deep dive we speak to IEMA's deputy CEO Martin Baxter on diversity in the sustainability sector, EIAs, biodiversity net gain and how you can forge your career.
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Are left extremists really taking over the environmental agenda, according to the former prime minister Liz Truss? Will the new powers for the water regulator put an end to rampant sewage pollution? And can Northern Ireland catch up on its environmental commitments now it has a new environment minister?
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week’s deep dive the team explores the protections for the European grey wolf and find out if they can survive the policy hunt.
For this week's big green news the team brings you:
- The latest news on the new Liz Truss lead group ‘Popular Conservatism’ - or PopCons.
- Ofwat's new powers to fine water companies for poor customer performance.
- And the revitalisation of Northern Ireland's environmental position - it's started at least.
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Should the Environment Agency know where landfills are leaching poisonous PFAS chemicals into the natural environment? Why is biodiversity net gain back in the news? And dragonwatch: how will the creation of a new environmental watchdog work in Wales. Listen to the Eco Chamber podcast to find out answers.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week’s episode the team explores the recent publication of the PFAS Files: the nightmare of PFAS pollution from firefighting foams to brownfield sites to the policy divergence from the EU.
For this week's big green news the team brings you:
- An exclusive on the landfills leaching a poisonous cocktail of dangerous forever chemicals into our waterways.
- The latest twist in the saga that is biodiversity net gain.
- And the genesis of the environmental red dragon watchdog set to be created in Wales.
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Should a waste business really have to choose between going out of business or working outside of the law as it waits for an environmental permit? And why does the Office for Environmental Protection think DEFRA's been dishing out illegal advice? Listen to the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week’s episode the team takes a deep-dive into the shadowy world of water abstraction looking at who's taking our H20.
For this week's big green news the team finds out:
- The impact EA permitting delays are having on waste businesses.
- Why DEFRA's rules for farmers on water pollution aren't holding water with the regulator.
- And finding out the true extent of why Natural England is missing responses to planning applications.
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Why on earth would EA staff be directed to stop inspecting waste sites? Is the OEP going to start legal proceedings against DEFRA? What on earth is the Dutch Nitrogen Case?
Listen to the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week’s episode the team takes a deep-dive with Tracey Lovejoy, a senior associate at law firm Irwin Mitchell LLP.
For this week's big green news the team finds out:
- The Environment Agency's secret strategy to ease compliance failures.
- The OEP's brutal review of the government's 2023 Environment Improvement Plan.
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How many homes are really held up by nutrients pollution in England? When is Chris Stark stepping down and why have his contemporaries not been replaced? Listen to the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
For this week's big green news the team finds out:
- The real impact of the nutrients crisis on development in England.
- Why Wales' rivers are failing on key health indicators.
- And find out who will be taking up the helm at the Climate Change Committee - the official climate advisers of the government.
For the deep-dive the ENDS Report looks at the environmental policy ahead for 2024 so you don't have to.
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Which Conservative politician stepped down on climate issues? Why is the New Forest cool for mustelids? And how is Gove looking to change the planning system? Listen to the Eco Chamber’s Christmas special podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
For this week's big green news the team finds out:
- Why pine martens are on the agenda.
- Make sense of the enviornment secretary's latest attempt to make friends with farmers.
- And learn why net zero MP Chris Skidmore resigned the Conservative party whip earlier this month.
We'll also take a deep-dive looking at the environmental policy Micheal Gove has in store for the planning system.
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Which politician was behind the biggest green gaffe in 2023? Who was the year’s worst villain? And which of the water companies was top of the poops? Listen to the Eco Chamber’s Christmas special podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week’s episode - the final episode of 2023 - the team takes a look back at the environmental policy highs and lows of the year, including:
- The biggest green gaffes of 2023
- The year’s worst villains
- Who’s top of the poops
- And the team’s highlights of the year
We'll see you again in early January!
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What could a re-vamped civil sanction scheme mean for waste water companies? Why has a suite of new draft net gain texts left campaigners worried about the future of the policy’s delivery next month? And the government has ignored official advice when scrapping key air quality regulations, why? Listen to the latest episode of the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we're covering:
- The updated civil sanction system dished out for environmental crimes and environmental permits.
- The draft biodiversity net gain text, which could introduce a new biodiversity gain hierarchy that campaigners say weakens the policy’s delivery.
- And the new minister for animal health and welfare at DEFRA that has raised eyebrows with his links to the game shooting fraternity.
Finally, for this week’s deep dive, we’ll be discussing ENDS’ investigatory revelations that the government ignored official advice when scrapping key air quality regulations.
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Are our bathing waters in England getting worse? Why does it matter that Suez has won a legal win against the Environment Agency? And the government has pledged to create a new national park but what does this mean in practice? Listen to the latest episode of the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we're covering:
- The increase in bathing waters rated poor across England’s murky coastlines.
- Why a waste win in court against the Environment Agency by Suez could mean big money changes for the industry.
- And the government has pledged to create a new national park, which could come out of the ashes of areas of outstanding natural beauty, but are they worth the paper they're written on?
Finally, for this week’s deep dive, we’ll be indulging you with the net gain offerings at ENDS Report, a conference extraordinaire next week and a new film out for practitioners grappling with the policy.
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How is the Environment Agency planning to reorganise its regulatory functions? Why did the UAE COP28 lead know about the UK prime minister’s net zero roll-backs before the public did? And what are nurdles and why should we be having nightmares about them? Listen to the latest episode of the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we:
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Give you the lowdown on an Environment Agency regulatory shake-up that was described to ENDS as “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic”
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Look at the Autumn statement bits that impact environmental policy
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Bring you the headlines from leaked document that revealed that the UAE COP28 lead knew about the prime minister’s net zero roll-backs before the public did
For the Deep Dive, we talk to Scottish-based environmental charity Fidra’s senior project manager, Heather McFarlane, who has just come back from the UN plastics treaty summit. She shares some nightmarish facts about the plastic pellets used in production called nurdles, and gives some alarming insights on the state of chemical regulation in the UK.
If you’ve already listened and you want to know more about the stories referred to in the podcast you can find them here:
- ‘Worst changes ever done’: Environment Agency to centralise regulatory teams in ‘major reorganisation’
- Autumn Statement: the policy developments you need to know about
- Autumn Statement: Plastic Packaging Tax to increase from April next year
- UAE planned to use COP28 to make energy deals, documents show
- ‘Mystery of the missing work programme’: Plan for 2023 chemical regulation still not published
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Why is the government making plans to tackle the zombie grid apocalypse? And what happens now anglers have caught DEFRA and the EA in the courts? Listen to the ENDS Report team discuss these issues and much more.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we:
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Look at a big court win for anglers against DEFRA and the Environment Agency
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The biodiversity indicator update that saw bats flying high but protected site conditions slump
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And government plans to tackle the zombie apocalypse… in terms of national grid connections.
For our deep dive we speak to Plantlife expert Jo Riggall on biodiversity net gain and the future of rare grassland habitats.
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This week's cabinet reshuffle posed plenty of big questions. What are the implications of Therese Coffey's departure from DEFRA? Who exactly is Steve Barclay? How many housing ministers have we had since 2010? Listen to the ENDS Report team discuss these issues - and much more - in this latest podcast episode.
Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we:
- Unpack the latest cabinet reshuffle, which saw environment secretary Thérèse Coffey out and Steve Barclay in
- Share news of former Environment Agency interim chief executive John Curtin’s abrupt departure
- And take a look at how Cardiff Council workers ended up in jail after a scandal involving a waste site
For the deep dive, we speak to ENDS Report news editor Pippa Neill who got the inside scoop on how the National Farmers Union lobbied DEFRA to lower its global air quality ambitions on a dangerous pollutant – ammonia.
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Are we really diverging from EU rules on water? What was missing from the King's speech? And what did the Environment Act ever do for me? Find out on this week's Eco Chamber.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In THIS week’s episode, we're covering...
- The WTF news that the WFD is undergoing a makeover under DEFRA's new plan for reporting on water quality in England.
- The Environment Agency's win on pay for workers... but why wasn't it resolved sooner?
- And the King's speech? Mind the gaps, environmentalists have warned.
And for our deep-dive we celebrate the second anniversary of the Environment Act but why is it important?
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Why is Welsh Water in hot water... again? What has LURB got to do with me? Find out on this week's Eco Chamber.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In THIS week’s episode, we're covering...
- An ENDS' exclusive on Welsh Water’s’ very murky sewage spill record and the regulator’s record on permit breaches.
- Westminster's latest energy and housing bills that have received Royal Assent.
And finally, for this week’s deep dive we hear from Fish Legal’s leader Penny Gane about their ground-breaking David and Goliath legal battles for our waterways and the natural environment.
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Why is Welsh Water in hot water? Why does my bin bag need a digital barcode? Find out on this week's Eco Chamber.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In THIS week’s episode, we're covering...
- The OEP’s warning that environmental assessments aren’t up to snuff.
- Welsh Water’s terrible track record on pollution spills.
- And the government’s latest plans on waste – rubbish or treasure?
And finally, for this week’s deep dive we hear from nutrient neutrality expert Dr Gabriel Connor-Streich about the solutions to England's nitrates and phosphates glut.
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Does Labour present a threat to precious scrubland as much as wet wipes threaten out coastlines? Find out on this week's Eco Chamber.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we discuss:
- Why DEFRA is preventing staff from the Marine Management Organisation transferring to different civil service jobs.
- Tony Juniper's love of scrub, fears of Labour's 'greybelt' and the claims that the Natural England leader is 'anti-housebuilder'.
- The scourge of plastic wet wipes and the government's latest plan to deal with them.
For this week's deep dive we hear from ENDS' waste expert Pippa Neil about the potential consequences of a carbon price set for the UK's energy-from-waste sector.
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How will Labour's plan to build, build, build impact the UK's natural environment? Does it matter that they don't have a plan for nature?
Listen to the latest episode of ENDS Report's ECO Chamber podcast to find out. Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we discuss:
- The Labour Party Conference – what exactly is the opposition promising to build heading into the next election?
For our deep-dive we hear from Steve Ormerod, professor of water ecology at Cardiff University and deputy chair or Welsh environment watchdog Natural Resources Wales on water pollution and the role of the Welsh environment watchdog.
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Why have wonky bananas made it onto the Conservatives' agenda? Why has net gain been pushed back? What do we now know about the state of the UK's nature? And why should we liquify a body?
Listen to the latest episode of ENDS Report's ECO Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we discuss:
- The environmental takehomes from the Conservative party conference and the environment secretary's love of wonky bananas.
- We’ll be looking at the government's latest delay to biodiversity net gain.
- And to finish off the big green news this week we’ll be discussing the latest State of Nature report.
For our deep dive, we’ll be looking at the latest Scottish policy and the environmental implications of liquifying the dead.
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Why does it matter that the PM Rishi Sunak has deferred environmental policies and railed against the implementation of seven bins? Who thinks the environment secretary Thérèse Coffey is complacent? Why doesn't the government leave nitrates policy alone?
Listen to the latest episode of ENDS Report's ECO Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we discuss:
- Rishi Sunak’s environmental rollbacks. An honest approach to net-zero or a misstep that will cost billions?
- The Lord’s charge of ‘deep-rooted complacency’ levelled at Environment secretary Therese Coffey.
- And the PM’s plans to take another swing at axing nutrient neutrality rules.
For this week's deep dive, we’ll be speaking to financier and rewilder Ben Goldsmith getting his insights on government ministers, agricultural subsidies, philanthropy and more.
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Why does it matter that the House of Lords have put down controversial environment-related amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill? How can a conservational legal outfit celebrate a court loss over sewage pollution? How are hen harrier numbers faring in England? Listen to the latest episode of ENDS Report's ECO Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we discuss:
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The Lords backlash against the government’s amendments on nitrate policy.
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The implications of a High Court legal challenge surrounding illegal sewage spills.
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And hen harrier recovery in England… a good news story.
For this week's deep dive, we’ll be looking at food waste policy and fact-checking the government’s rationale that mandatory food waste reporting for large businesses would increase food prices.
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Why does the Office for Environmental Protection believe that three public bodies may have failed to comply with environmental laws with regard to sewage discharges? What are the latest environment-related amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill? Is European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pursuing a personal vendetta against wolves? Listen to the latest episode of ENDS Report's ECO Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we discuss:
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Why the Office for Environmental Protection believes that three public bodies may have failed to comply with environmental laws with regard to sewage discharges
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The winds of change affecting renewables policy. Is it onshore in, and offshore out?
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The latest environment-related amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
For this week's deep dive, we discuss species reintroductions in Europe, and find out find out why a wolf called GW950m is possibly the most-wanted predator on the continent.
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Why did the RSPB brand government ministers 'liars' over their plan to axe nutrient neutrality rules, only to later apologise? What does Labour's latest reshuffle tell us about how seriously the party takes environmental issues? Listen to the latest episode of ENDS Report's ECO Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we discuss:
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The continuing fallout from the government's plan to scrap nutrient neutrality rules
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The green track record of new net zero secretary Claire Coutinho
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And what Labour’s latest reshuffle tells us about how seriously the party takes environmental issues
For this week's deep dive, we are joined by Friends of the Earth lawyer Katie de Kauwe, who explains why the NGO believes the government is in breach of the Climate Change Act and discusses why a case before the Supreme Court could have major implications for UK fossil fuel development.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
On this week's episode we discuss:-
- The potential ramifications of the government’s latest nutrient neutrality update.
- How thousands of hares and hundreds of beavers have been culled in Scotland over the past four years.
- And why it’s alright for the ex-environment secretary George Eustice to set up an environmental consultancy advising agri-business.
For this week's deep dive, we take a swim through the murky world of water security and the true health of England's rivers. The team discusses drought and unpacks sensitive government documents that showed how close 160,000 people came to running out of water last year.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
On this week's episode we discuss:-
- The £800,000 fine levied against United Utilities for over-abstraction
- The EA's potential new powers to issue fines 1000 times greater than ever before.
- If water voles are really as cool as beavers following the release of hundreds in the Lake District.
For this week's deep dive, we speak to Climate Group's CEO Helen Clarkson about electric cars and what it takes to broker international climate agreements.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
On this week's episode we discuss:-
- The potential policy impacts for DEFRA after Thérèse Coffey's decision to ban engagement with Greenpeace.
- The Labour Party’s decision to cut loose its clean air zones commitments.
- The climate savings the environment secretary has asked water companies to try and find in the government's quest to help consumers on cost.
For this week's deep dive, we analyse the most up-to-date figures on housing 'frozen' in the planning system due to nutrient neutrality policy issued by Natural England.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 52nd episode, we'll be discussing...
- The protected sites that could be hit with Sunak’s pursuit of black gold in the north sea
- The environment secretary Therese Coffey giving it large on REUL environmental regression concerns
- And a fact-check on whether or not Extended producer responsibility (EPR) will really drive up inflation
For our deep dive, we spoke with climate lawyer Paul Powlesland, co-founder of Lawyers for Nature on the role of legal professionals in a time of ecological emergency.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 51st episode, we'll be discussing...
- The cash put forward for councils embedding biodiversity net gain.
- The plethora of oil and gas licences granted in the North Sea this week.
- As well as a breakdown of DEFRA’s new Waste Prevention Programme.
For this week's deep dive, we analyse the London mayor's recent High Court win and the new Ultra Low Emissions Zone as well as the battle over Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In THIS week’s very special episode, we'll be covering...
- Labour's ULEZ woes and a lost by-election.
- Nutrient neutrality and the emerging nature markets across England.
- And the latest stocktake of the 25-year environment plan.
For this episode's deep dive we speak to Natural England's biodiversity net gain lead, Nick White, ahead of the mandatory rollout of the government's flagship environmental policy due later this year.
How has the Environment Agency graded water companies’ performance in its latest annual assessment? Why has a decision to approve a huge offshore wind farm angered campaigners? Listen to the latest episode of the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS Report team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 49th episode, we'll be discussing...
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How the Environment Agency has graded water companies’ performance in its latest annual assessment
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Why a decision to approve a huge offshore wind farm has angered campaigners
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And what MPs think about the current arrangements for reintroducing species
Then, in this episode's deep dive.... We take a closer look at new legislation that means those that pollute the environment will face unlimited penalties. Is it all it is cracked up to be?
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 48th episode, we'll be discussing...
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Why Labour leader Kier Starmer hates tree-huggers and the wider implications for the party.
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How the prime minister has set his sights on nutrient neutrality.
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And a harrowing ENDS exclusive involving the unsolved deaths of two men at Teeside at a highly hazardous site in Teeside.
And in our deep dive section, we're looking at forever pollution and sewage with Leana Hosea and Rachel Salvidge, the founders of Watershed.
Does Zac Goldsmith's criticism of Rishi Sunak's green credentials rings true? is it REUL over now that the Retained EU Law Bill has cleared the Commons? Listen to the latest episode of the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.
Every week, the ENDS Report team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 47th episode, we'll be discussing...
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Whether Zac Goldsmith's criticism of Rishi Sunak's green credentials rings true
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What Thames Water's troubles signal for the water sector
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And is it REUL over now that the Retained EU Law Bill has cleared the Commons?
And in our deep dive section, we speak to Sian Sutherland, the co-founder of A Plastic Planet, to hear the latest on attempts to put in place a global treaty to regulate plastics.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this special 46th episode, we're joined by John Curtin, interim chief executive of the Environment Agency, who discusses:
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The lessons from last summer’s drought
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Where bathing waters and pig DNA overlap
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Making things not happen
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And the future of the Environment Agency
SUBSCRIBER ONLY CONTENT: ENDS Report subscribers can listen to an exclusive extended version of our interview with John Curtin, and read an in-depth feature, by clicking here
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 45th episode, we'll be discussing...
- An ENDS exclusive that there is only one Natural England staff member to carry out condition assessments for every 73 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
- How 135,000 fish were killed by a spill from UK's largest liquid fertiliser manufacturer
- The release of 'highland tigers' into the Caingorms.
And in our deep dive section, we'll be speaking to Uplift's Tessa Khan about the ethics of lawyers representing big oil and gas as well as what Labour energy policies might mean for the UK if elected.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 45th episode, we'll be discussing the launch of ENDS Report's new documentary WILDERNESS.
For this special episode, we'll be taking a deep dive into the vast amounts of public money spent on our most protected sites in National Parks with little to no results to show for it, particularly in Dartmoor.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 44th episode, we'll be finding out why...
- Staffing levels at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) could be compromising the regulation of the UK’s most dangerous sites.
- Water companies in England are in hot water with Ofwat over poor data
- And the latest battles in Dartmoor with Natural England and sheep.
For our deep dive section, we'll be discussing England’s sewage scandal with one of the leading campaigners trying to combat the problem, Professor Peter Hammond from Windrush Against Sewage Pollution.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 43rd episode, we'll be discussing...
- The on-going battle over the controversial REUL bill.
- Sovereignty rows in Scotland over recycling glass bottles.
- Wild boar livers and their ability to help find PFAS hotspots.
And in our deep dive section, we'll be finding out how ENDS' new green city index has been created with ENDS' editor Jamie Carpenter.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 42nd episode, we'll be discussing...
- The concerns of environmental watchdogs over the Environmental Principles Policy Statement (EPPS) ignored by government.
- The ailing health of our most protected water bodies in England.
- Oxford as the greenest city in the country, according to ENDS' new green city index.
And in our deep dive section, we'll be talking lynx, beavers and rewilding myths with Ali Driver from Rewilding Britain.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 40th episode, we'll be discussing...
- the fallout from the government’s decision to ditch the the deadline to scrap retained EU laws
- the policies that might form part of the Labour Party’s next general election manifesto
- the first successful prosecution under new peat burning rules
And in our deep dive section, we'll be talking environmental politics with Ruth Chambers, senior fellow at Greener UK.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 40th episode, we'll be discussing...
- how environmental issues played a key part in last week’s local election results
- the future prospects for the Environment Agency, should Labour win the next election
- why 2022 was a deadly year for rare birds of prey
And in our deep dive section, we'll be talking politics with Wildlife and Countryside Link chief executive Richard Benwell
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 39th episode, we'll be discussing...
- Why allowing water companies to convert drought permits into permanent licences would set a bad precedent.
- The recent multi million pound payouts by water companies for polluting our blue spaces.
- And exclusive insight into issues plaguing the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
For our deep dive section, we're finding out why DEFRA’s union members are on strike with those in the know.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 38th episode, we'll be covering...
- Why a Herefordshire farmer was given jail time for straightening out part of a protected river.
- DEFRA’s beef against Natural England’s interventions in Dartmoor.
- And the dangers of Environment Agency striking following a recent blaze in Nottinghamshire.
For our deep dive section, we're speaking with the sustainable farming campaigner Vicki Hird about ELMs and how international trade deals may impact the country’s environmental goals and standards.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 37th episode, we'll be covering...
- The Office for Environmental Protection's decision to enter into the Surrey Hills oil drilling legal battle.
- Transparency concerns at DEFRA over the chemicals, which determine water quality status.
- And the drug-resistant bacteria recorded along Scotland’s beaches… how did they get there?
For our deep dive this week, we're breathing some life into the latest government consultation on air quality.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 36th episode, the team explores:
- The REUL Bill and the latest news that the government is in retreat.
- The 56th gamekeeper of Scotland, found guilty of raptor persecution.
- And the Environment Agency's new interim chief executive.
For our deep dive this week, we're taking a smelly plunge into the world of sewage pollution and the government’s plan to tackle it.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 35th episode, the team explores:
- The implications of the Government's "Green Day", including a look at the 40+ documents and reforms.
- What's new in the biodiversity metric 4.0 for ecologists.
- And the implications of DEFRA's plan to combat water pollution.
- The legacy of Sir James Bevan who stood down as the chief executive of the Environment Agency in March.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 34th episode, the team explores:
- Why Scotland may be heading towards a plastics disaster if its nascent deposit return scheme is stymied.
- The importance of the government’s latest set of EIA reforms for the natural environment.
- And the implications of a £1,000-plus fine issued in Wales for illegally destroying three acres of dormouse habitat.
We'll also be speaking to water campaigner Hugo Tagholm of Oceana UK on:
- Why he’s taking the government to court
- The reasons why we don’t want to nationalise water companies right now
- And the next battle fronts for water policy.
Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 33rd episode, the team explores:
- Why some of our most hazardous sites aren’t being properly regulated
- The treasury’s budget statement against the backdrop of industrial action
- A changing of the guard in the Environment Agency as we bid farewell to Sir James Bevan
- The science behind Sir David Attenborough's BBC series Wild Isles
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 32nd episode, the team explores:
- Why DEFRA has axed its plans to merge its environmental watchdogs and change the ways it designates protected land
- The government’s latest vision for its flagship biodiversity net gain policy
- New evidence of shrew-eating spiders in south England
- Revelations of PFAS contamination in the UK and the big take homes from the ENDS's first webinar on PFAS
- Why Germany, Poland and Italy are up in arms about the internal combustion engine.
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 31st episode, the team explores:
- How harmful PM2.5 levels are on the rise due to a proliferation of wood-burners
- Why the government has tweaked its own data on air quality and ammonia emissions
- Te good news that more farmers are signing up to DEFRA's subsidy scheme ELMs.
- Why Shell's directors are being sued over their climate acumen and regulators in Europe taking action to attempt a blanket ban on toxic Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 29th episode, the team explores:
- what's in DEFRA's shiny new environmental improvement plan
- how the department is going to deal with 1,200 newly-discovered pieces of retained EU law
- why Environment Agency officers are preparing for strike action later this week
- the policy outlook for the UK's energy-from-waste industry
- and the EU's response to the US government’s multi-billion dollar support package for green technology projects
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 29th episode, the team explores:
- why the green watchdog has sunk its teeth into the government's environmental track record
- the progress of ministers' plans to ignite a bonfire of retained EU laws
- how a rewilding project in Dorset has faced an unexpected hiccup
- what can be done to fix what critics are describing as DEFRA's "culture of delay"
- and why a landmark European ruling on pesticides could have far-reaching implications
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 28th episode, the team explores:
- whether DEFRA has really kicked its water quality targets downstream
- a grisly court case involving wildlife crime in deepest, darkest Dorset
- why Environment Agency workers will be taking strike action later this month
- how some of the country’s biggest housebuilders are seeking to weaken biodiversity net gain reforms
- and what to expect to see on the EU environmental policy front in 2023
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 27the episode, the team explores:
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The ongoing attack on green laws
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The staffing crisis at the environmental regulators
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DEFRA’s unlawful net zero strategy
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The EU’s energy reforms
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The year’s heroes, villains and biggest gaffes
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The launch of Watershed Investigations
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 26th episode, ENDS interviews the Wildlife Trusts' chief executive about the government's 'attack on nature
- The team also explores:
- The odds of success for a new ecology bill
- The pros and cons of tidal power
- The Legal challenges to DEFRA's sewage reduction plan
- The EU's energy charter treaty
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 25th episode, the team explores:
- The resignation of the Environment Agency’s chief executive, Sir James Bevan
- Why Scotland and Wales are less than happy about Westminster’s plans to bin hundreds of green laws
- The climate COP in Egypt
- The government’s unlawful Net Zero Strategy
- And the EU's plans to tackle the risks from forever chemicals
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 24th episode, the team explores:
- De ja vu at DEFRA
- Why the government hasn't set key green goals
- How permitting delays are driving businesses up the wall
- The Environment Agency's dwindling enforcement action
- The EU's revised chemicals rules
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.* In this 23rd episode, the team explores: * The latest bout of government infighting over Truss’s deregulatory agenda * Whether Environment Agency staff will vote to down tools * The Labour Party’s lacklustre green policies * Lord Heseltine's views on Truss's red tape bonfire * The EU’s right to repair policy
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 22nd episode team explores:
- The chaos surrounding DEFRA’s plans for green rules
- How long the Environment Agency has know about illegal sewage dumping
- The latest on the north east mass crab death mystery
- What's going down at the Tory Party Conference
- Which EU countries are dragging their heels over banning plastic straws and cups
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In this special podcast version of ENDS's new documentary SEVERN: The poisoning of Britain's Amazon, we look at some of the pollution problems facing the Severn’s basin, which is home to around 400 rivers, 29 lakes and 33 groundwater bodies, and where, at the Environment Agency’s last assessment, just 45 were found to be in good ecological condition.
Whistleblowers working at the agency have told ENDS that resources have been diverted away from water quality activities, which means they are unable to tackle polluters, such as water companies which discharge raw sewage into rivers and farmers, whose runoff can have catastrophic impacts on wildlife.
Watch the full documentary, SEVERN: The poisoning of Britain's Amazon, here.
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this twentieth episode, the team explores:
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DEFRA's ministerial massacre
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A green King Charles III
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The Environment Agency's handling of over abstraction
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The poisoning of the river Severn
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And how the hydrogen sector could cannibalise the renewable energy market in the EU
Play Jamie's quiz! Who were the most youthful environment secretaries?
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George Eustice
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Theresa Villiers
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Michael Gove
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Andrea Leadsom
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Liz Truss
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Owen Paterson
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Caroline Spelman
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Hilary Benn
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David Miliband
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Margaret Beckett
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
Along with our interview with Chris Packham, 19th episode also explores:
- Liz Truss's plans to take a torch to green tape
- Her pledges to lift the ban on fracking and exploit North Sea fossil fuels
- Who's rumoured to be in the new Cabinet
- And why England's sewage problem is creating a stink on the continent
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 18th episode team explores:
- The Tory leadership hopefuls' plans to shred green tape
- Why freeports are encroaching on national parks
- Why spider crabs mass gatherings are becoming more frequent
- Post Brexit green rules divergence
- And the EU’s controversial food security plans
To find out more about these topics visit endsreport.com or follow on twitter @TheENDSReport
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 17th episode, the ENDS team is joined by musician and angler Feargal Sharkey who does not pull punches when laying the blame for the mismanagement of water quality at the doors of the Environment Agency, Ofwat and the water sector.
The team also explores:
- Why the government has dumped 17 of its 24 nature indicators
- England's headlong plunge into drought conditions
- Why legal protections for beavers are in the pipeline
- And how the EU plans to move beyond GDP to gauge its wealth
To find out more about these topics visit endsreport.com or follow on twitter @TheENDSReport
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shares the latest policy gossip, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 16th episode, the team explores:
- The EA chair-designate's lack of green vision
- Why England's nature target could be unlawful
- An octopus boom in the south-west
- The impact on green policy of Boris Johnson's demise
- And why the EU considers nuclear and gas energy production to be a green investment
To find out more about these topics visit endsreport.com or follow on twitter @TheENDSReport
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 15th episode the team explores:
- Why Dairy Crest was hit with a £1.5m pound fine
- The impact of industrial action at England’s nature regulator
- How a new town development could put rare chalk streams at risk
- The EU-derived laws set to be axed
- And DEFRA’s approach to tackling pollution from farms
Read more about these stories at endsreport.com or follow on twitter @TheENDSReport
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 14th episode, the team explores:
- Jacob Rees-Mogg and George Eustice’s tiff over axing EU laws
- Why DEFRA's Environmental Land Management Scheme is coming unstuck
- How the osprey is making a comeback
- Why homes on the UK’s east coast are literally falling into the sea
- And how chemicals in everyday products can trigger rare allergies
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 13th episode, the team explores:
- Why water protection rules aren't being enforced
- What the green watchdog thinks of government's green policy
- A major new national nature reserve
- Whether the lynx could be reintroduced to the UK
- And why there are more pesticides in fruit that you might be happy with
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this 12th episode, the team explores:
- The sixth mass extinction
- Natural England's water warnings
- The green watchdog's first howl of disapproval
- Government's plans for environmental assessment
- The UK's most powerful environmental professionals
- And nasty chemicals in food packaging
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this episode:
- DEFRA's missing environmental principles
- Why justifications for a new coal mine don't stack up
- The fate of the UK's plastic waste
- The towns with the worst air pollution
- England's dirty bathing waters
- And microplastics in make-up
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this tenth episode, the team explores:
- Why staff are leaving the Environment Agency in droves
- Why DEFRA's being so coy about showing the workings behind its green goals
- Whether the government's energy security strategy passes muster
- Which council is suffering from the most sewage pollution
- How Ecocide could become an international crime
- And what's lurking in the carpet beneath your feet
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this ninth episode, the team explores:
- DEFRA planned new air pollution targets
- How nutrient pollution is blocking housebuilding
- Why beavers are making a comeback in London and across the UK
- Why England's precious chalk streams are in dire straits
- And how nappies conceal some pretty nasty substances
Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this eighth episode, the team explores:
- DEFRA proposed new nature and water targets
- Whether the Environment Agency and Natural England are set to be overhauled
- The devastation of the otter, salmon and crayfish-rich river Lugg
- How forever chemicals are making it into drinking water
- And why toxic toys are able to enter the market undetected
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this seventh episode, the team explores:
- Why the Environment Agency has downgraded huge numbers of potential pollution prosecutions
- The slow but steady rise of clean air zones
- How pine martens have been conscripted into a war against grey squirrels
- The pharmaceuticals contaminating rivers and wildlife
- And why your sofa might not be your friend
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this sixth episode, the team explores:
- The risk of toxic tap water in Cambridgeshire
- Why newly reintroduced sea eagles are turning up dead
- How Scotland's environment agency was brought to its knees
- Why rising sea levels are creating the UK's first climate refugees
- And how playgrounds and artificial turf are harbouring some nasty chemicals
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The ENDS Report team reveals England's filthiest and cleanest cities, explores why the wheels are coming off the environmental regulators, and looks at why pesticides banned for use in the UK are being produced here and sent abroad.
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this fourth episode, the team explores:
- When cities hit 'day zero' and run out of water
- Why the Environment Agency 'no longer deters polluters'
- Whether housing developments can benefit wildlife
- Why new chemicals rules are 'ignorance based'
- And why the problem of bisphenols is not going away
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this third episode, the team explores:
- The forever chemical decimating marine wildlife
- Why the Environment Agency has decided to ignore masses of pollution incidents
- Whether England's barren landscapes can be brought back to nature
- When a community will be saved from stinky emissions from a neighbouring landfill
- And why a widely used weedkiller is worryingly problematic
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In this episode the ENDS Report team explores:
- Whether rewilding can be eco colonialism in disguise
- How recyclable waste ends up burned or in landfills
- Why poultry poop pollution is a pernicious problem
- How human sewage is killing our rivers
- And why chemicals in tattoos might make you want to rethink the ink
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Every fortnight, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this inaugural episode of Eco Chamber, the team explores:
- The freshly minted Environment Act 2021
- The ongoing scrap over sewage pollution in our rivers and seas
- Controversial plans to scale back legal protections for wildlife
- Why a seemingly benign chemical might not be so benign after all
- And how excess nutrients in sensitive habitats are putting the kibosh on housing developments