 took responsibility for enforcing environmental law when the UK left the EU, and has special powers to bring authorities to heel for breaches.The chairwoman of the watchdog wrote to Thérèse Coffey, the new environment secretary, after she admitted today's deadline for producing new nature and pollution targets — a legal requirement under the Environment Act — would be missed. Coffey blamed the large number of responses to the consultation on the targets, which closed in June.However, Dame Glenys Stacey of the OEP said){kind=link}
Britain’s post-Brexit environmental watchdog has warned the government that it could be made the subject of a unique court challenge over its repeated failure to meet legal deadlines on tackling air and water pollution.
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) took responsibility for enforcing environmental law when the UK left the EU and has special powers to bring authorities to heel for breaches.
The chairwoman of the watchdog wrote to Therèse Coffey, the new environment secretary, after she admitted today’s deadline for producing new nature and pollution targets – a legal requirement under the Environment Act – would be missed. Coffey blamed the large number of responses to the consultation on the targets, which closed in June.
However, Dame Glenys Stacey of the OEP said
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