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How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Guidance for policy officials in government to identify and assess the wider environmental impacts of their policy options.
More information about the CMA's work on environmental sustainability.
Use these documents to meet the requirements for an Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Organic ELS, Uplands ELS or Higher Level Stewardship agreement.
Explains requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.
To help ensure that an authority giving development consent for a project makes its decision knowing the likely effects on the environment.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
Published environmental alert notices issued in order to raise awareness of any environmental issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
Permits for installations, medium combustion plant, specified generator, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
An explanation of the offshore SEA process, including documentation of the most recent assessment and related consultation.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
The CMA is investigating how products and services claiming to be 'eco-friendly' are being marketed, and whether consumers could be being misled.
How charities can improve their impact on the environment and be energy efficient.
Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.
We work to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development. EA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , supported by 1 public body .
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
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