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A new report warns there is not enough being done to protect healthy soil in urban areas - and it could have consequences during heavy rain events.
Soil plays a crucial role in stormwater drainage, and it also helps foster green spaces in cities by allowing room for tree roots to spread. But the latest report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says residential development is putting soil under pressure.
Large amounts of soil are often removed during earthworks, and not restored during landscaping. In other cases, it is simply paved over.
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton joins Nine to Noon to explain why it is a concern, and what can be done.
