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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 HarrisonThe 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 PlanThe letters which reveal that the Environment Agency chief warned ministers about the risk of pausing waste incineration permitsAnd 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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