{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6177c48df62eb80013741032/6a0db72e4ac10787484547a4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":" King's Speech debrief and unearthing Surrey's toxic landfill legacy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c48df62eb80013741032/1779283785377-8336b343-f95e-407b-81b5-b3c67c655278.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>There are more than 21,000 historic landfills scattered across England and Wales. Of these almost 1,300 are categorised as containing hazardous waste.</p><p><br></p><p>In Surrey, new documents unearthed by an ENDS investigation show how irresponsible waste practices carried out between the 50s, 60s and 70s, could be coming to haunt the present.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This week, ECO Chamber host James Agyepong-Parsons and ENDS Report deputy editor Tess Colley speak with the journalist behind this latest ENDS investigation,&nbsp;Joe Sanderson Clarke, on why contaminated land campaigners are pushing for changes to the law.</p><p><br></p><p>The team also discusses the King’s Speech as prime minister Sir Keir Starmer stands on shaky political ground.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Plus&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Dogger Bank offshore windfarms <a href=\"https://www.endsreport.com/article/1958391/dogger-bank-offshore-wind-farms-green-lit-despite-nature-concerns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">green-lit</a>, despite nature concerns</li><li>The 13 new official <a href=\"about:blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bathing sites</a>, which includes a site in London</li><li>And news that <a href=\"https://www.endsreport.com/article/1958108/one-third-regulated-waste-sites-england-may-not-compliant-finds-oep\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one third</a> of regulated waste sites in England may not be compliant</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The ECO Chamber is brought to you by journalists at ENDS Report.</p>","author_name":"Environmental Data Services (ENDS)"}