A recent call from environmental NGOs asking for Victor Axiak’s removal from his position as head of the Environment and Resources Authority may have come as a bolt out of the blue but it is hardly surprising. In a scathing open letter to Environment and Planning Minister Aaron Farrugia, the groups listed a long series of misdeeds they attribute to Axiak’s tenure. These include a spate of decisions where, according to them, the environmental watchdog not only failed to carry out its duties but practically acted against environmental interests and in favour of developers and road-builders. Facts at hand, recent ERA decisions leave a lot more questions than answers.