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Ellen Christine Hambro (born 20 July 1964) is a Norwegian civil servant.
During Hambro's directorship, SFT imposed a fine of on Autoretur, which was in charge of handling car wrecks. Hambro cited the company's inadequate return system, and warned of another fine if this was not remedied. In an interview with Teknisk Ukeblad, Hambro admitted mistakes by the Pollution Authority before and after the Vest Tank explosion in Gulen Municipality, May 24, 2007. She said that the pollution authority ought to be better at investigating possible breaches of safety regulations, and that they could have offered better information to the Gulen community. She was also highly critical of the Vest Tank company, accusing them of lying and illegal waste management. Vest Tank responded by suing her for defamation. Hambro was sceptical of the merger between Statoil and the oil and gas division of Norsk Hydro, stating that the companies would no longer need to compete on being environmentally friendly. She was also critical of StatoilHydro's application to increase emissions at their LNG plant at Meløya in Hammerfest.
In 2013 her agency was merged to form the Norwegian Environment Agency. She continued as director general until 2025.
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