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Government says plans to redefine 'deep peat' will protect human health and environment

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The Government is aiming to redefine 'deep peat'
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The Government is aiming to redefine 'deep peat'

A ban on burning heather on deep peat has been extended in a bid to protect more than 146,000 hectares across the uplands, the Government has announced. Alongside the move was the news that Defra also...

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