Labour has accused the Government of being “asleep at the wheel” when it comes to coastal landfill sites facing erosion and flooding.
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Swanline Print Ltd makes charity payment for recycling failure
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has received a financial boost after the Environment Agency accepted an Enforcement Undertaking offer from Swanline Print Ltd.
Storm overflows monitoring hits 100% target
Every storm overflow across England’s water network is now monitored. 100% of storm overflows across the water network in England have now been fitted with Event Duration Monitors (EDMs), meeting the ambitious target set by the government to do so by the end of 2023. Event Duration Monitors increase transparency by measuring how, when and […]
Scotland environment: List of companies fined by SEPA
Businesses and individuals who breached environmental regulation in 2023 have been named and shamed by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
Pollution that killed 100,000 fish in Peterborough streams ‘has passed through’
Pollution that has killed more than 100,000 fish in streams running through Nene Park, Peterborough, “has passed through” says the Environment Agency. A spokesperson for the Environment Agency told CambsNews: “The pollution has passed through the river, and we are now seeing fish behaving like normal again.
Watchdog accused of failing to hold Environment Agency to account
WWF and ClientEarth have questioned whether the Office for Environmental Protection is struggling to fulfil its duties
Would you drink toilet water? California approves wastewater for human consumption
Regulators approve rules to let agencies recycle wastewater into drinking water for homes, schools and businesses
Investigation into Nottinghamshire canal pollution from new estate amid dying fish
Ahousebuilder says it urgently trying to address an issue at a construction site that is polluting a Nottinghamshire canal. Parish councillors in the village of Awsworth say silt running into Awsworth Canal, which is popular with anglers, is causing fish to die.
Farms cause more river pollution than water companies
Think tank says reform of agricultural subsidies needed to prevent manure and nitrates damaging rivers and lakes
Somerset cheesemaker fined £20,000 for third pollution offence
Somerset cheese making company, Alvis Brothers Ltd, who make Lye Cross Farm cheeses, has been ordered to pay fines and costs of over £23,700 for a third case of causing pollution from their farm, near Bristol.