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EA under fire for failing to disclose presence of Kidlington waste site at Lords inquiry

Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee demands answers after several sites failed to be discussed

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The Kidlington illegal waste site is just one the EA is being called to answer more questions on
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The Kidlington illegal waste site is just one the EA is being called to answer more questions on

The Environment Agency (EA) has come under fire after failing to disclose its knowledge of the Kidlington illegal waste site when it was called to give evidence before a House of Lords committee. Baroness...

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