Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland
by Rachel Salvidge from on (#6YH42)
Regulator and government accused of colluding with water industry to dump potentially toxic waste without oversight
Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year
A Trojan horse': how toxic sewage sludge became a threat to the future of British farming
An Environment Agency (EA) insider has broken ranks to expose what they describe as a deliberate and ongoing cover-up" of the public health and environmental dangers of spreading sewage sludge on farmland.
They accuse the regulator and government of colluding with water companies for years to facilitate the dumping of waste under the guise of soil enrichment - without oversight, transparency or testing.
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