Eco Chamber

Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 45th episode, we'll be discussing... 

• An ENDS exclusive that there is only one Natural England staff member to carry out condition assessments for every 73 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
• How 135,000 fish were killed by a spill from UK's largest liquid fertiliser manufacturer
• The release of 'highland tigers' into the Caingorms.

And in our deep dive section, we'll be speaking to Uplift's Tessa Khan about the ethics of lawyers representing big oil and gas as well as what Labour energy policies might mean for the UK if elected.

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 45th episode, we'll be discussing the launch of ENDS Report's new documentary WILDERNESS.

For this special episode, we'll be taking a deep dive into the vast amounts of public money spent on our most protected sites in National Parks with little to no results to show for it, particularly in Dartmoor.

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 44th episode, we'll be finding out why...

• Staffing levels at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) could be compromising the regulation of the UK’s most dangerous sites.
• Water companies in England are in hot water with Ofwat over poor data 
• And the latest battles in Dartmoor with Natural England and sheep.

For our deep dive section, we'll be discussing England’s sewage scandal with one of the leading campaigners trying to combat the problem, Professor Peter Hammond from Windrush Against Sewage Pollution. 

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 43rd episode, we'll be discussing... 

• The on-going battle over the controversial REUL bill.
• Sovereignty rows in Scotland over recycling glass bottles.
• Wild boar livers and their ability to help find PFAS hotspots.

And in our deep dive section, we'll be finding out how ENDS' new green city index has been created with ENDS' editor Jamie Carpenter. 

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 42nd episode, we'll be discussing...

• The concerns of environmental watchdogs over the Environmental Principles Policy Statement (EPPS) ignored by government.
• The ailing health of our most protected water bodies in England.
• Oxford as the greenest city in the country, according to ENDS' new green city index.

And in our deep dive section, we'll be talking lynx, beavers and rewilding myths with Ali Driver from Rewilding Britain.

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 40th episode, we'll be discussing...

• the fallout from the government’s decision to ditch the the deadline to scrap retained EU laws
• the policies that might form part of the Labour Party’s next general election manifesto
• the first successful prosecution under new peat burning rules

And in our deep dive section, we'll be talking environmental politics with Ruth Chambers, senior fellow at Greener UK.

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 40th episode, we'll be discussing...

• how environmental issues played a key part in last week’s local election results
• the future prospects for the Environment Agency, should Labour win the next election
• why 2022 was a deadly year for rare birds of prey

And in our deep dive section, we'll be talking politics with Wildlife and Countryside Link chief executive Richard Benwell

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 39th episode, we'll be discussing...

• Why allowing water companies to convert drought permits into permanent licences would set a bad precedent.
• The recent multi million pound payouts by water companies for polluting our blue spaces.
• And exclusive insight into issues plaguing the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 

For our deep dive section, we're finding out why DEFRA’s union members are on strike with those in the know.

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 38th episode, we'll be covering...

• Why a Herefordshire farmer was given jail time for straightening out part of a protected river.
• DEFRA’s beef against Natural England’s interventions in Dartmoor.
• And the dangers of Environment Agency striking following a recent blaze in Nottinghamshire.

For our deep dive section, we're speaking with the sustainable farming campaigner Vicki Hird about ELMs and how international trade deals may impact the country’s environmental goals and standards. 

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

In this 37th episode, we'll be covering...

• The Office for Environmental Protection's decision to enter into the Surrey Hills oil drilling legal battle.
• Transparency concerns at DEFRA over the chemicals, which determine water quality status.
• And the drug-resistant bacteria recorded along Scotland’s beaches… how did they get there?

For our deep dive this week, we're breathing some life into the latest government consultation on air quality.  

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