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Construction company fined for polluting Cardiff stream
The construction company was fined £48,000 at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on 9 January 2024 for causing a major discharge of mud and silt from the Beaufort…
River Wye pollution prompts High Court review
The Environment Agency (EA) is being taken to the High Court over claims it has failed to protect the River Wye from agricultural pollution.
Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action
Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action
New Natural Resources Wales Team Aims to Inspect 800 Farms
A newly established team at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) aims to inspect over 800 farms in 2024 to help reduce the impact of agricultural pollution.
Progress in project to clean up metal polluted Cumbrian river
A project to clean up the ‘most metal polluted river in northern England’ located in North Cumbria is underway.
NRW secures £42,000 fine against scrap metal firm
The Welsh regulator, Natural Resources Wales (NRW), has announced that a scrap metal firm has been ordered to pay more than £42,000 for permit breaches. In…
More than 102,000 properties protected during Storm Henk and recent flooding
The Environment Agency is warning people to continue taking care following the recent flooding
Farm ordered to pay £6,000 after polluting stream with slurry
Slurry from Bycott Farm near Tiverton ran into a stream causing pollution for at least 2 months, a court heard on Thursday 11 January.
You are what you drink: 250,000 plastic particles in bottled water
New research suggests the number of invisible pieces of plastic being consumed by the public is significantly higher than previously thought.