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- The Environment Agency (EA) faces a £4 million landfill tax to clear illegal dumps, including a Kent site.
- John Russell, Liberal Democrat peer, calls the tax a barrier to cleanup.
- Josh Simons, the local MP for Wigan, reports a 25,000-tonne dump near a primary school.
- The EA has opened a criminal investigation and has not cleared the site.
- The EA says it is addressing the situation with local authorities.
