IEMA slams 'startling' enforcement gap for environmental standards

20th August 2019


Enforcement budgets for environmental standards have fallen by half in the UK over the last decade, threatening the future of safety, food, water, and air quality.

That is according to analysis published by the Unchecked.uk campaign, which was launched today and is backed by sustainability body IEMA and 19 other organisations. It reveals that funding for 10 env

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