Dirty waters: how the Environment Agency lost its way

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The Guardian

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Having created a watchdog for the environment, the government took its teeth out and muzzled it. Can public outrage rouse the Environment Agency to action? By Hettie O’Brien. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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0:00.0	This is the Caribbean.
0:16.0	I'm going to be underwater most of the time,
0:20.0	so if you want me you might have to learn whale.
0:25.0	Hmm.
0:28.0	Yours, Lucy.
0:34.0	Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways
0:37.0	take your holiday.
0:38.0	At or protected.
0:39.0	Passport, check?
0:41.0	Mm-hmm. Business presentation.
0:42.0	Check? Yes. How about a phone plan? Check. Mm-hmm. Business presentation.
0:43.0	Check?
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1:07.0	No daily roaming charges in Go Rome in Europe destinations covering culture, politics and new thinking.
1:22.0	For the text version of this and all our long reads,
1:24.4	go to the Guardian.com forward slash long read.
1:27.2	Dirty Waters
1:31.4	How the Environment Agency lost its way by Hattie O'Brien.
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