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It's time for government to set a new environmental baseline

Ruth Chambers, Green Alliance
clock 25 September 2019 •

Regardless of the political chaos, the government must be clear on its legislative agenda for a green Brexit, argues Green Alliance's Ruth Chambers

The government's environment legislative programme is in disarray. Earlier this month, bills that were halfway through their passage, including on agriculture, fisheries and trade, were lost as Parliament...

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