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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. Read more on the issues covered at www.endsreport.com or follow us on Twitter @TheENDSReport

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S2026 · E207
Yesterday · 33 min
'Blunt and daft': Natural England's new nature plan faces the heat
The wildlife watchdog Natural England has revealed to the nation its first ever environmental delivery plan, which some say is far worse than feared.
S2026 · E206
September 16 · 28 min
Apocalypse, Now? The green sector's new AI principles
New AI principles for the environment sector have been published at a time when big tech is warning of future armageddon. How should the green industry respond?
September 11 · 32 min
Clean Water Bill and watchdog interviews: On the ground at the River Summit
The water sector is set for big changes under a new Burnham government. To find out what’s at stake, the ENDS Report team travelled to the UK River Summit to find out.
S2026 · E205
September 9 · 30 min
Axe Natural England, repeal net zero: Dispatches from the Reform UK conference
Reform UK’s leadership wants to disband the nature watchdog and amend green policies. But new polling suggests this is at odds with its voter base.
S2026 · E204
September 2 · 21 min
Tories take on the Climate Change Act as Habitat Regulations face change
The Habitats Regulations are under threat from new legislation promised in Westminster. What’s at stake? Plus, the Conservatives’ plans to axe the Climate Change Act.
S2026 · E203
August 26 · 33 min
Messy Business: DEFRA’s new top brass and a ‘waste crime crackdown’
What are the new portfolios of DEFRA’s ministers? And will the EA’s new powers really ‘crackdown’ on waste crime? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out.
S2026 · E202
August 19 · 37 min
The drinking water chief on the 'super' regulator and a new NPPF
A new “super regulator” isn’t a silver bullet that will fix the water sector, says the water watchdog boss. Plus, the new national framework for housing that could undermine nature policies.
S2026 · E201
August 12 · 29 min
Turbulent skies: Raptor reintroductions and political hot potatoes
White-tailed sea eagles have made a comeback but Natural England is investigating why some of the birds have been poisoned with rodenticide. Plus, the ailing water bodies of England. Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out more…
S2026 · E200
August 5 · 19 min
Britain burns as DEFRA ministerial portfolios take shape
The UK has endured back-to-back heatwaves, ‘flash droughts’ and devastating wildfires at protected nature sites, most recently in Suffolk. How do policymakers and land managers respond?
S2026 · E199
July 29 · 21 min
Reshuffle kerfuffle: Nature minister Creagh cops it as Labour defends DEFRA aide appointment
DEFRA’s first ever nature minister Mary Creagh has been pushed out of the department in Andy Burnham’s government reshuffle. But what does the loss of a minister with strong environmental credentials mean for Labour’s green policy direction?
S2026 · E198
July 22 · 21 min
The Eagle has landed at DEFRA as Burnham reshuffle plays out
Andy Burnham has arrived at No.10, and the Cabinet deck is being reshuffled with Dame Angela Eagle landing as DEFRA secretary of state. She’s known to the department, but how green is her background?
S2026 · E197
July 15 · 32 min
Reshuffles, SpAds & Miliband’s moment: Green policy predications as Burnham lands
Andy Burnham will soon have the keys to No. 10 and is expected to make big changes to the government’s frontbench. Could Ed Miliband be the next chancellor? And what happens inside a Whitehall department when a new minister is appointed in a reshuffle?
S2026 · E196
July 8 · 11 min
Nature's body: Will a new bill give the natural environment human rights?
Will a proposed bill seeking to grant nature legal rights be cut down at the root before it’s had a chance to grow, or will the debate spark new policy offshoots? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out.
S2026 · E195
July 1 · 31 min
Would the King of the North change Labour's path on environmental policy?
The prime minister in waiting Andy Burnham was once vocal in his support for net zero, onshore wind and the ‘visionary’ Ed Miliband – but now remains tight-lipped. What might his drive for radical ‘regional devolution’ mean for the environment?
S2026 · E194
June 24 · 32 min
Brexit 10 years on: Is the UK still the dirty man of Europe?
It’s been 10 years since the UK left the EU with big consequences for environmental policy. So what’s happened since we left the bloc and what could it mean now? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out.
S2026 · E193
June 17 · 53 min
Power List: UK’s top environmentalists discuss Brexit, today's politics and the future
Celebrating the launch of the ENDS Power List 2026, three environmental heavyweights give their verdicts on the state of UK environmental policy and where it’s heading.
S2026 · E192
June 10 · 31 min
Green King of the North? How does Andy Burnham's environmental track record measure up?
With a crunch by-election looming, the mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is nearing a return to Westminster – and a potential shot at the Labour leadership. But should he succeed, what are his green credentials?
S2026 · E191
June 3 · 18 min
War of the words: Starmer's blog and Reform UK's quango policy
The blogs are out as key Labour figures – including the prime minister – have played out internal arguments on net zero policy in public. Meanwhile, Reform UK has been penning its own policies. What has emerged? Listen to the ECO Chamber now…
S2026 · E190
May 27 · 23 min
The ties that bind: Toxic chemicals, dead monkeys and an English town
An ENDS exclusive has revealed how the operator of a chemicals factory near Blackpool knew for more than a decade that its hero product contained a PFAS chemical that had killed monkeys in lab experiments. So why did it take 12 years to phase it out?
S2026 · E189
May 20 · 33 min
King's Speech debrief and unearthing Surrey's toxic landfill legacy
An ENDS’ exclusive has shed light on the nature of historic unregulated waste practices in England, with exclusive testing and in-depth archive research unearthing buried secrets. Plus, we brief you on what you need to know from the King’s Speech.

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