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A recent report from MPs has highlighted inadequacies over the current plans for flooding by the government, suggesting that the Environmental Agency be stripped of their current responsibilities and replaced by a dedicated flooding authority. <\/span>As we head into another flooding season, it is disheartening and worrying to see that the current solutions are found to be lacking. Read our new LinkedIn article<\/a> to find out more and see our take on the new report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A recent report from MPs has highlighted inadequacies over the current plans for flooding by the government, suggesting that the Environmental Agency be stripped of their current responsibilities and replaced by a dedicated flooding authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nGovernment Flooding Plans Come Under Attack From Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MPs have highlighted inadequacies over the current flooding plans by the government. 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