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Scotland’s Environmental Rights at Risk if Brexit Passes

Scotland is set to lose anti-pollution and environmental protection laws if Brexit is approved, activists say. Despite numerous requests and meetings with Scottish ministers, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Scotland says new legislation to provide the same rights enjoyed in the country provided within the European Union has not been created. The organizations are proposing a measure to create an oversight body that can police government and public agencies, and, importantly, enforce environmental laws to at least the same standard as the EU’s.

— source telesurenglish.net | 26 Jun 2019

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