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United Kingdom: Lord Smith: 'EA staff know 100 times more than any politician about flooding'

2014-02-10 10:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith has blamed Treasury spending rules for the failure of the agency to spend more on dredging last year, as he said his staff knew 100 times more than any politician about flood defence protection. He also said the environment secretary, Owen Paterson, has been hugely supportive, contrasting that with the sniping and criticism that has come from the communities secretary, Eric Pickles. He denied all knowledge of a document suggesting in 2008 it had been EA...

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