Show Notes
There are more than 21,000 historic landfills scattered across England and Wales. Of these almost 1,300 are categorised as containing hazardous waste.
In Surrey, new documents unearthed by an ENDS investigation show how irresponsible waste practices carried out between the 50s, 60s and 70s, could be coming to haunt the present.
This week, ECO Chamber host James Agyepong-Parsons and ENDS Report deputy editor Tess Colley speak with the journalist behind this latest ENDS investigation, Joe Sanderson Clarke, on why contaminated land campaigners are pushing for changes to the law.
The team also discusses the King’s Speech as prime minister Sir Keir Starmer stands on shaky political ground.
Plus
The Dogger Bank offshore windfarms green-lit, despite nature concerns The 13 new official bathing sites, which includes a site in London And news that one third of regulated waste sites in England may not be compliant
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