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Three defendants have been fined for their involvement in illegal waste activity in Northamptonshire, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Expert-led review published to boost public awareness about air quality.
Dr Robert Bradburne outlines a future approach to environmental monitoring at newly refurbished £4 million laboratory in Leeds.
The UK welcomes the positive conclusion to negotiations at the resumed meeting of CBD COP16, which saw the international community make progress towards halting and reversing nature loss by 2030
The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 has today received Royal Assent, boosting the powers of water sector regulators to tackle pollution.
Reports of rain washing loose soil off farm fields nearly doubles compared to same period last year.
Waste including asbestos was burned next to a housing estate and ancient woodland
Rubbish later caught fire, disrupting town – Lancashire and Devon men guilty of waste crime
A farm company and its director has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling almost £8,000 after failing to ensure land spreading did not cause pollution.
The EA, working closely with Natural England, has secured the largest ever environmental commitment from water companies since privatisation.
Drop-in event will be held at Newtown Community Resource Centre on 5th Feb for residents to find out more about work to restore parts of Lustrum Beck.
A Huddersfield company has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling almost £9,000 after it polluted a river with bleach and killed hundreds of fish.
Drivers in Greater Manchester will not face additional charges as the area is set to benefit instead from an £86 million scheme to clean up the region’s air
Three men were arrested near Peterborough on 21 January.
Chief Regulator calls for Environment Agency to have “more teeth” against those falling short of high standards
A farming business has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling more than £10,000 for twice polluting a watercourse and breaching slurry regulations.
The AdBlue manufacturer was fined £3,600 after pollution from its Weston-super-Mare site killed 345 fish, with a former employee being blamed for the incident.
So far, 11 people have been sentenced to a total of 14 years' imprisonment for their involvement in the illegal operation
A Leicestershire farmer has been successfully prosecuted for polluting his fields and neighbouring land and for failing to comply with environmental permits.
Government acts decisively to force water companies to double the compensation paid to customers and businesses for service failures.
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