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The Environment Act targets have been published. So what do they really mean?
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Environment Act

The Environment Act targets have been published. So what do they really mean?

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey said the targets are "stretching".
The government has rejected calls to give the public more access to the English countryside
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Right to roam

The government has rejected calls to give the public more access to the English countryside

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