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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
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
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.
The Environment Agency has secured £2.35 million from Yorkshire Water for environmental improvements following a series of pollution incidents.
Construction is to begin on a new flood defence scheme at Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, reducing flood risk to homes, businesses, and infrastructure.
New flood defences already operational, protecting homes through wet months and set to help prevent an estimated £10 billion in damage
An estimated 21,000 tonnes of illegal waste to be removed after being dumped by criminal gangs
Investigations by the Environment Agency into water pollution has brought a contribution of £2.1 million from Severn Trent Water Limited to a river charity.
WFL UK Ltd paid £350,000 to Wessex Rivers Trust after a 2021 diesel spill on the River Test.
The Environment Agency has secured £300,000 from Wessex Water for the Yeovil Rivers Community Trust, to be used to improve habitat in the Upper Yeo catchment.
Record £8.5 million funding secured through enforcement action will be reinvested directly into repairing harm to rivers and habitats
Fishing licence income delivers £10 million of investment in fisheries since 2015
Following an Environment Agency investigation, United Utilities pleaded guilty to introducing thousands of fish into Bessy Brook, near Bolton, without a permit.
The Environment Agency will take the helm as Lead Environmental Regulator to coordinate streamlined, joined-up advice.
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