Environment Agency chief admits regulator buries freedom of information requests

Speaking at the UK River Summit, Philip Duffy said officials do not want to reveal the true embarrassing' environmental picture

The head of the Environment Agency has admitted that freedom of information requests have been buried by the regulator because the truth about the environment in England is embarrassing".

Philip Duffy, the body's chief executive, told an audience at the UK River Summit in Morden, south London, this week that his officials were worried about revealing the true state of what is going on" with regards to the state of the environment.