<p><strong>What new obligations and responsibilities does the Environment Agency (EA) have following the end of the Brexit implementation period? And what are the wider implications of Brexit on environmental regulation? </strong></p><p>Prior to Brexit implementation period completion day on 31 December 2020, a series of statutory instruments were made to transfer responsibilities that previously fell to European regulators to the EA. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to be established by the Environment Bill, will also be granted enforcement powers in order to fill the hole left by the removal of the supe</p>
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What are the Environment Agency’s obligations post-Brexit?
