Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say (www.theguardian.com)

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The Environment Agency is too weak to tackle an “out-of-control plague” of waste dumping, a powerful group of MPs has said.

The public accounts committee (PAC) said the EA had gaps in its powers and intelligence gathering which meant it was not set up to deal effectively with the rise in waste dumping.

“The widespread and increasing issue of illegal waste sites surpasses the EA’s powers,” the committee wrote in a report published on Wednesday.

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[-] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

The EA has been pointless for years. I know a few people who worked there, but quit due to feeling ineffectual

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