WALES’S environmental watchdog is under-resourced and its approach to polluters “is gravely concerning,” according to a Senedd report published today.

The Welsh Parliament’s climate and environment scrutiny committee’s hard-hitting annual report of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) criticises plans to reduce responses to polluters.

Taking evidence from NRW, its report highlights concerns with how the environmental watchdog plans to deal with fly-tipping, illegal chemical dumping and water pollution.