Bathing water stink, AONB or not to AONB and Suez lays waste to the EA

Are our bathing waters in England getting worse? Why does it matter that Suez has won a legal win against the Environment Agency? And the government has pledged to create a new national park but what does this mean in practice? Listen to the latest episode of the Eco Chamber podcast to find out. Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.In this week's episode we're covering: The increase in bathing waters rated poor across England’s murky coastlines.Why a waste win in court against the Environment Agency by Suez could mean big money changes for the industry. And the government has pledged to create a new national park, which could come out of the ashes of areas of outstanding natural beauty, but are they worth the paper they're written on? Finally, for this week’s deep dive, we’ll be indulging you with the net gain offerings at ENDS Report, a conference extraordinaire next week and a new film out for practitioners grappling with the policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.