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Government ‘asleep at wheel’ over coastal landfill erosion threat, says Labour
Labour has accused the Government of being “asleep at the wheel” when it comes to coastal landfill sites facing erosion and flooding. Over 1,000 are thought to be at…
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. Enforcement Undertaking accepted to address…
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…
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). SEPA revealed that it served £85,700 worth of civil…
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…
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 The Environment Agency should be investigated for failing to…
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. When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end…
Investigation into Nottinghamshire canal pollution from new estate amid dying fish
A housebuilder says it is urgently trying to address an issue at a construction site that is polluting a Nottinghamshire canal. Parish councillors in the village of Awsworth…
Farms cause more river pollution than water companies
Farmers are responsible for polluting more rivers than water companies, a new report finds today, but are not earning enough money from their land to address…
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…