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The transport secretary has sent a ‘minded to approve’ letter for the expansion of Gatwick Airport, but has delayed the final DCO decision 🚨✈️ Already Europe’s busiest single runway airport, Gatwick’s plans could reportedly increase the number of departures from the airport by 50,000 per year.

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🚨OUT NOW🚨 New investigative podcast special God's Own Dark Waters reveals how Bentham in Yorkshire came to be polluted with the highest known levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in the UK. Stream the first part of the two episode ECO Chamber series now wherever you get your podcasts🎧 pod.fo/e/2b22ae

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“Almost regardless of what you think about climate change, when you look through the analysis you'll see a pretty good economic message" - @thecccuk.bsky.social What you need to know from the government's climate advisors' report on how the UK can reduce emissions by 87% (on 1990 levels) by 2040 ⬇️

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A high court has given Thames Water the green light to take a high interest £3bn loan to stave off insolvency, that was contested by some creditors🚨 Without this, the company said it would have gone into a special administration regime (SAR) in March. Now it has extended its "liquidity runway".

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Fish Legal have filed an official complaint with the Office for Environmental Protection over the final determinations for the 2024 price review. In brief, they question whether Ofwat's consultation was fair, and if the Environment Agency provided enough info ⬇️

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Just 4.5% of staff in the environmental charity sector identify as people of colour and other racially or ethnically minority groups, the latest RACE report has found 💡 This a figure that is ‘substantially below’ the UK workforce average ⬇️

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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The government's approval of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea was illegal, the Scottish Court of Session has ruled ⬇️

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The past week has RAMMED with green news, with a fair share of the good, bad, and (I think its fair to say) ugly when it comes to UK government signals on nature. @pippaneill.bsky.social and I have unpacked this for the latest episode of the ECO Chamber. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or👂⬇️

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@financialtimes.com reports that consultancies have been approached by the government over taking on the role of special administrator at Thames Water, in the latest update on the water firm which is on the brink of insolvency. We have also covered this and what it means at @endsreport.com ⬇️

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Quite big news from the green policy world that you might have missed! The government has said it will “explicitly consult” on applying a consistent chemicals, labelling and packaging regime across the UK, in a letter rejecting Northern Ireland’s request to depart from EU regulations 🧪

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Day 5 of our PFAS series for the Guardian. Second story of the day: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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This week I covered the government’s appeal against a ‘landmark’ ruling on rivers made back in 2023. The outcome is expected to have major implications for how plans to improve waterways in England need to be set out 🌊 Here is my write up of the hearing for @endsreport.com ⬇️

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The cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach the equivalent of over £84bn a year across the UK and Europe over the next two decades!! @watershed-i.bsky.social & Forever Lobbying Project in the Guardian ⬇️

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The government’s appeal of a landmark ruling that its ‘generic’ plans to improve a Yorkshire water body were unlawful is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal TODAY & tomorrow 💡 #breaking #uk I will be covering this for the @endsreport.com ✒️ Here's the main bits of info ahead of the trial ⬇️

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Super handy animation from Tim showing why 2024 being above 1.5ºC does not mean the long term global warming trend is there yet. Although we're ~ 1.37 (according to ERA5). 2030 is the @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social prediction also: apps.climate.copernicus.eu/global-tempe... 🌏🌊🧪⚒️📈🌡️

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Calling all UK environment professionals, politicians & anyone who looks up to someone in that space(all of us right?)🚨 Nominate your peers/idols/rivals for a chance to get them recognised on 2025 ENDS Power List! Insider tip:Detailed applications tend to do the best, especially for unsung heroes✨

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Environment secretary Reed has been urged to protect nature by following through with a “full and swift” ban on lead ammunition for outdoor shooting 🦢 The call comes from nature groups and parliamentarians✉️ [email protected] @wclnews.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @chemtrust.bsky.social

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We love a bit of good news! Let’s hope this upward trend continues 🙏

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Latest exclusive from @endsreport.com - @pippaneill.bsky.social! 🌊 Southern Water could face legal action after a sewage spill allegedly ‘devastated’ a Hampshire farmer’s watercress crops, reportedly resulting in a gross profit loss of more than £500,000 ⚠️

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Formal recommendations on how to regulate uses of harmful chemicals formaldehyde & bisphenols have still not been published by gov, despite the work being initiated in 2022🧪 “We cannot continue with such an inert system for regulating chemicals" says @chemtrust.bsky.social's Chloe Alexander⬇️

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🎄Seasons greetings🎄 For a big round-up of bad behaviour in the green sector, 2024's biggest gaffes, and a stocktake of green policy updates under the Labour government... do tune in to the latest episode of the ECO Chamber podcast! You can listen wherever you get your podcasts, or link below! 🎅

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HSE has submitted its final opinion on a lead ammunition ban, stating that doing so will prevent 7,000 tonnes of lead entering the environment each year But campaigners have raised concerns over the suggested 5year phase out period By @shoshaadie.bsky.social www.endsreport.com/article/1900...

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⚠️ 48 pesticides that are restricted in Britain were found in food imports in 2023 ⚠️ Safety limits on pesticides in food were exceeded three times more often in imported produce than UK produce. Charity PAN UK has raised the alarm about how trade deals post-brexit/less controls have health risks ⬇️

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“Covalis plans to provide about £1bn of the funds upfront and raise a further £4bn from sales of the struggling water company’s assets.”

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This Summer I found out that just 17 penalties were given out to people for breaking water abstraction licence conditions in the past decade. I have now revealed that in that time there have been over 6,000 breaches! I broke down the data into six charts for @endsreport.com ⬇️

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"Public perception of the risk of nuclear power is not commensurate with the actual risk" - says report from the Tony Blair Institute. We can't even deal with our non-toxic waste properly, so I am always surprised with how many people support nuclear power...

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Today, the OEP has said that if gov successfully appeal a landmark case on restoring rivers it will "undermine" efforts to improve the environment ⚠️ Recap: Judge ruled in favour of anglers last year that gov plan to restore local river was unlawful. Gov to appeal decision in Jan, OEP intervening🚨

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🚨BREAKING🚨 The Environment Agency has issued a closure notice to Walleys Quarry Ltd, calling for the end to operations at its notoriously smelly Newcastle-under-Lyme landfill site ⚠️ Local MP Adam Jogee called the move "a major step forward for our community".

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The environment sector is among the least diverse professions in the UK. @endsreport.com's James Agyepong-Parsons has done a deep dive into the sector’s problem with race, with excellent interviews, really worth a listen ⬇️ www.endsreport.com/article/1896...

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