Otters and beavers among rare wildlife at serious risk' from planning reforms
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Otters and beavers among rare wildlife at serious risk' from planning reforms
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The Independent covers major topics including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, investigating political PACs and producing documentaries that spotlight American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet emphasizes parsing facts from messaging and seeks donations to continue sending journalists to report both sides without paywalls. Proposed UK planning changes would let developers pay a levy instead of following existing wildlife protection rules. Conservation groups warn that otters, beavers, dormice, bats, spiders and snails could be put at risk and describe a black hole in evidence that levies would protect many species. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill would permit schemes harming protected sites to pay a nature restoration levy, with district licensing cited for great crested newts.
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