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River Wye pollution prompts High Court review

River Wye pollution prompts High Court review

waterynewsFeb 4, 20244 min read

The Environment Agency (EA) is being taken to the High Court over claims it has…

NRW secures £42,000 fine against scrap metal firm

NRW secures £42,000 fine against scrap metal firm

waterynewsJan 13, 20242 min read

The Welsh regulator, Natural Resources Wales (NRW), has announced that a scrap metal firm has…

Farm ordered to pay £6,000 after polluting stream with slurry

Farm ordered to pay £6,000 after polluting stream with slurry

waterynewsJan 13, 20244 min read

Slurry from Bycott Farm near Tiverton ran into a stream causing pollution for at least…

Swanline Print Ltd makes charity payment for recycling failure

Swanline Print Ltd makes charity payment for recycling failure

waterynewsJan 9, 20246 min read

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has received a financial boost after the Environment Agency accepted an Enforcement…

Scotland environment: List of companies fined by SEPA

Scotland environment: List of companies fined by SEPA

waterynewsJan 2, 20243 min read

Businesses and individuals who breached environmental regulation in 2023 have been named and shamed by…

Somerset cheesemaker fined £20,000 for third pollution offence

Somerset cheesemaker fined £20,000 for third pollution offence

waterynewsDec 12, 20233 min read

Somerset cheese making company, Alvis Brothers Ltd, who make Lye Cross Farm cheeses, has been…

Yorkshire Water pays record £1million civil sanction

Yorkshire Water pays record £1million civil sanction

waterynewsDec 12, 20235 min read

Yorkshire Water has paid a record £1million to charities after polluting a Harrogate watercourse, following…

Man jailed for storage of asbestos without a permit

Man jailed for storage of asbestos without a permit

waterynewsDec 12, 20232 min read

A man has been jailed for eight months after pleading guilty to the storage of…

Significant fine for water company following hazardous chemical leak

Significant fine for water company following hazardous chemical leak

waterynewsNov 4, 20233 min read

Severn Trent Water has been fined £350,000 for polluting the River Amber in an incident…

Southern Water punished over ‘shocking’ wastewater spills

Southern Water punished over ‘shocking’ wastewater spills

waterynewsNov 4, 20233 min read

Southern Water has been hit with a record £126m punishment for spills of wastewater into…