Brexit threat to environmental standards higher than ever

Environmental standards in the UK are under greater threat now than at any point since the Brexit process began three years ago, new analysis has found.
Greener UK's latest Brexit Risk Tracker warns of harmful stockpiles of waste, lower chemical safety and threats to sustainable fishing in the event of a no-deal Brexit. It also expresses “serious conContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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