Environment Agency can’t afford to protect UK water bodies, OEP finds

The Office for Environmental Protection has concluded the UK’s public body for nature has a record of ‘deeply concerning failures’ to implement regulations on waterways and coastlines.  The organisation – an independent regulator established in 2021 as part of the Environment Act – has published a damning assessment of policy and regulatory effectiveness, with a … Continue reading Environment Agency can’t afford to protect UK water bodies, OEP finds