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The Environment Agency has raised the height of Stockbridge Road near Timsbury and added a permanent, demountable defence where weed cuttings are caught.
Arrest demonstrates Environment Agency's commitment to delivering its 10 Point Plan to tackle waste crime
Research shows that acting now to reduce nutrient pollution entering Lake Windermere can help protect its water quality from the effects of climate change
Waste carrier DTM Grab Hire Ltd has been told to pay out £16,664 after thousands of tonnes of waste were dumped on a floodplain.
The new combustion permit regulates the diesel backup generators, and improves the site’s resilience in the case of a power cut.
Stricter background checks to be introduced for waste carriers
The Environment Agency has issued an environmental permit variation to Angus Fire Limited in High Bentham, North Yorkshire.
Protected salmon and trout died in the pollution incident, and the watercourse was still impacted two years later.
Each member will continue in post until January 2028
The Environment Agency has stopped illegal waste activity in its tracks at a site near Chesterfield.
The Environment Agency has blocked access to land in Lancashire to prevent the illegal dumping of waste.
Farmers failed to properly store slurry in three separate cases, two of which led to pollution incidents.
The Environment Agency has blocked access to land in rural Northumberland following reports of illegal dumping and burning of waste.
Environment Agency and Natural England act on 30,000 tonnes of illegal waste at Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Leicestershire.
Human error blamed as enough water to fill 300,000 baths taken without Environment Agency licence
Incidents off Kent coastline and inland – company released sewage into water weeks after getting record £90 million fine for almost 7,000 illegal discharges
Waste criminals get prison sentences following major Environment Agency investigation
The Devon waste carrier was fined £1,466 and told to pay back the economic benefit he realised by his illegal activity of £12,300.
Clearance is underway on a West Yorkshire illegal waste site following court action by the Environment Agency.
A company and its director have been given a month to clear an illegal waste site or risk further court action.
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