Eco Chamber

The force awakens? Tory fears over Natural England's 'new authoritarian empire'

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Episode notes

This week, ENDS journalists are joined by Richard Broadbent, an environmental lawyer and director at Freeths LLP, as they review Natural England’s potential new powers contained in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. 

Will it enable Natural England to build "an authoritarian empire," as some Conservative peers fear, or could it help unleash the regulator's full potential as a custodian of England’s natural world? 

We also find out what a new interim approach to risk management could mean for PFAS regulation in the UK. 

PLUS: We bring you the news on the latest record-breaking year for hen harriers missing or killed, an update on tree planting rates in England, and why a road upgrade scheme has been thrown out on climate change grounds.

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