Pollution spills may be overlooked amid cuts

Serious concerns have been raised over the ability of Wales' environmental watchdog to carry out some of its work.

A Senedd committee says years of under-investment has meant Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has been stretched until it is "too thin", meaning it now lacks the money to tackle environmental crimes – something that could leave Wales "vulnerable to environmental damage".

In its report the committee says it is "gravely concerned" at the cash-strapped body's plan to reduce the number of "low category pollution incidents" it responds to.

NRW said it has gone through a "significant period of change and challenge" and must "live within the resources available to us".