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Environment Agency water enforcement team increases by almost fivefold since 2023
New data published today by the Environment Agency shows a significant reduction in both the number and duration of storm overflow spills across England compared to 2024
A new community-led effort supported by the UK government has equipped six Solomon Islands coastal communities to better guard their livelihoods and food security from marine pollution.
The water firm admits 18 charges of water pollution in Devon and Cornwall and sentencing is expected on 4 June 2026.
Perenco UK Ltd has been made to spend £6.1m putting right the damage done, in a package which includes big payouts to impacted parties and local good causes
Michael Wade was charged on two counts of illegal water discharge activity. He was fined £340 and is to pay costs of £4,302.
Imerys Minerals Limited has paid £430,000 to the West Country Rivers Trust, to be used to restore water quality and improve fish migration.
JD Spencer Farm Partnership was fined £7,000 and £8,944 of legal costs after two slurry pollution incidents impacted the Bristol Avon river.
There had been multiple pollution incidents involving the farm since 2012, but the defendant failed to increase slurry storage at the farm as required.
Environment Agency closure comes after arrests. Bumped-up drone squad takes off to fight dumpers from the sky.
Suspended jail terms or fines for three men after countrywide crimes Illegal sites read like an A-Z: Cambridgeshire, Kent and Surrey among counties targeted
999 call sees 2 held, and lorry and devices seized. Latest arrests in Environment Agency purge on illegal waste
• UK hosted nature summit ends with agreement of a Business & Biodiversity Assessment to shape private sector action on nature
A new nutrient planning tool has been launched to match nutrients to crop and soil need, cutting waste, supporting productivity, and protecting watercourses.
A company has made a financial contribution of over £1 million to come into compliance and to deal with the effects of a pollution incident in 2018.
A new once-in-a-generation plan to overhaul the water system and protect households from disruption has been unveiled today (Tuesday 20 January).
Water companies legally required to produce pollution reduction plans for the first time, using detailed instructions published today
Statement from the Environment Agency and Oxfordshire County Council, on behalf of the strategic communication group for illegally-dumped waste at Kidlington
New plan sets course for cleaner rivers and air, as well as more nature and wildlife in England
Martin McAnulty has to undo the damage he did to a habitat-rich Site of Special Scientific Interest in St Dennis, Cornwall.
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