EA permit delays exposed, DEFRA rapped over water pollution, PLUS who's tapping England's rivers?

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.