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Improvements at Llanddulas landfill ease odour concerns
This week sees Environment Agency Wales give one Abergele community the news it’s been waiting for as work to reduce bad smells from a local landfill...
Read MoreBig brands sign up to low carbon diet
Tea, cake, chips, baked beans and beer will soon come with less added carbon, as big brands such as Tetley, Heinz, Greggs Bakery, Samuel Smith’s Brewery...
Read MoreConsultation on draft decision for a waste wood incinerator in Worksop
The Environment Agency is consulting on its draft decision to issue an environmental permit to NRL Heat and Power Ltd in Worksop. ...
Read MoreExtended consultation on draft decision to grant an environmental permit for the Viridor Energy from Waste plant at Trident Park, Cardiff
We want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to comment so in response to concerns about people being unavailable to comment during the school summer...
Read MoreEnvironment Agency begins search for environmental pioneers
The Environment Agency today called for entries for its inaugural Environmental Pioneer Awards.
Read MoreUK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum appointments announced
A re-appointment and a number of new appointments have been made to the UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum. Read more...
Read MoreLinked companies failed to recycle
Two Suffolk subsidiaries of the same holding company have been fined for failing to join a recycling scheme. ...
Read MoreDemolition company fined for pollution
An oil spill at a former pie factory which was being demolished in Chester Road, Wellingborough was the responsibility of Deltatrax Ltd trading as BDS Specialists...
Read MoreEnvironment Agency minded to issue environmental permit for Cornwall incinerator
The Environment Agency is minded to issue an environmental permit to SITA UK for the proposed Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre at Rostowrack Farm, St Dennis near...
Read MoreFined for not having proper waste carrier licences
A Kent man who did not have the correct waste carriers license was today (Monday 23 August) fined £200 and ordered to pay £150 costs. ...
Read MoreKent man fined for waste handling offences
A Kent man who did not obtain the necessary waste carriers license was today (Monday 23 August) fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £800 costs. ...
Read MoreCompany fined after waste is buried in grounds of Hampshire motel
A Hampshire motel company has been ordered to pay £3,700 in fines and costs for failing to remove waste from a site near the New Forest ...
Read MoreWaste offences cost Leicester skip company over 1000GBP
On 17 August 2010, at Leicester Magistrates Court, Kathleen Miles, the operator of Diamond Skip Hire, Faircharm Industrial Estate, Leicester pleaded guilty to one charge of...
Read MoreFirm banned from carrying waste and told to clean up site
Easy Skips (NE) Limited has been told it is not allowed to transport any more rubbish, after its waste carriers licence was revoked by the Environment...
Read MoreSouth West Farmers Benefit from over £11 million Capital Grant Funding to help them reduce water pollution
South West Farmers Benefit from over £11 million Capital Grant Funding to help them reduce water pollution ...
Read MoreResponsibility deals the way forward for business waste
The Government wants to work with businesses to help them reduce their waste and increase recycling through voluntary responsibility deals, Environment Minister Lord Henley said today. Read More
More protection for the environment in Leicestershire
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has joined forces with the Environment Agency to provide additional protection during incidents. ...
Read MoreAgricultural Advisory Services Analysis Report
The results of a new report, published today, will ultimately help the English farming industry reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as part of its commitment outlined in the industry’s GHG Action Plan. Read More
Views sought on permit application for waste facility in Derby
The Environment Agency is seeking the views of local communities around Derby after receiving an application for an environmental permit to operate an energy from waste...
Read MoreEnvironment Agency urges farmers to conserve water following dry weather
Farmers in parts of England are being asked to conserve water, following several months of below average rainfall and a higher demand for spray irrigation. ...
Read MoreEnvironment Agency Wales appeals for information after dead fish found in River Alyn
Environment Agency Wales officers are investigating after approximately 100 dead fish were found in the River Alyn near Caergwrle in north Wales. ...
Read MoreBiodiesel plant had potential to pollute Washwood Heath Brook
Arshad Mehmood of Hazelmere Road, Hall Green, Birmingham was fined £2,500 after pleading guilty last week to one charge relating to treating, keeping or disposing of...
Read MoreTunbridge Wells business hit with a meaty fine for slurry pollution
The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Kent meat supplier for causing animal slurry from its premises to pollute a stream that leads to the River Medway. ...
Read MoreOpinions on improving farm regulation wanted
The new Task Force on Farming Regulation are calling for opinions and ideas on ways to improve approaches to regulation as part of a wide ranging consultation launched today. Read More
2010 update to the Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors for Company Reporting
Defra, in partnership with Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), has published the 2010 update to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. Read More
Municipal Waste Management Statistics Quarter 3 of 2009/10
Defra today published provisional estimates from the Department's survey of municipal waste in England. Read more...
Read MoreUK businesses must plan for climate change says Environment Secretary
UK businesses need to be ready to face the risks and benefit from the opportunities that climate change could bring, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said today. Read More
Thames Water Ltd found guilty of two pollution incidents in same river
Thames Water Utilities Ltd was ordered to pay £12,323 by Bracknell Magistrates Court today (Wednesday 4 August 2010) for causing the pollution of a tributary of...
Read MoreDumping waste costs Derbyshire scaffolding firm nearly 95,000GBP
On 29 July, ADIS Scaffolding Ltd, M1 Commerce Park, Long Duckmanton, Derbyshire was found guilty at Nottingham Crown Court of two charges related to the illegal...
Read MoreHazardous waste dumped close to school
Construction company Minster Paving and Construction Limited was fined £22,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,800 at Grantham Magistrates Court on Thursday (29 Jul) for...
Read MoreDust and litter from recycling site scattered in Gainsborough
Plastics recycling firm AWS Eco Plastics Ltd has today (Wed 28 July) been fined £23,000 and ordered to pay £5,600 costs for allowing dust and litter...
Read MoreDEFRA publishes terms of reference and call for evidence for review of waste policies.
Defra has published it’s terms of reference for the next review of waste policies which was announced by Environment secretary Caroline Spellman last month. It has also opened a call for evidence. As part...
Read MoreRunning an illegal car waste site could cost you up to 20,000GBP or up to six months in prison
In the last week alone, the Environment Agency in the North West has successfully prosecuted three illegal car waste sites for operating without permits in place....
Read MoreNew ponds slowing loss of Britain’s strangest species
Environment Agency works to replace a century of lost ponds
Read MoreDairy farm fined for slurry pollution
The owners of an Exmoor dairy farm have been ordered to pay £18,855 in fines and costs after slurry polluted a two an a half mile...
Read MoreCounty Durham man pays high price for illegal tip
A Chester-le-Street boss has been ordered to forfeit £35,000 he made from an illegal tip. ...
Read MoreFlood update: 20 July 2010 – 1530
The Environment Agency and Met Office are warning of possible localised flooding today and tomorrow across parts of central and ...
Read More9.5 million GBP bill for firms behind britain’s most costly industrial disaster
Five companies have been ordered to pay 9.5 million GBP for their part in the 2005 fire and explosion at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot, in...
Read MoreConsultation launched on revised Waste Framework Directive
A consultation on how to implement the revised EU Waste Framework Directive in England and Wales has been launched. The Directive will bring together new and existing measures to promote waste prevention, recycling, and...
Read MoreAlternative funding sources needed for future flood defences
Future investment in flood defences will require greater contributions from communities and businesses, Environment Agency Chief Executive Dr Paul Leinster will say in a speech today. ...
Read MoreOnline service for public to monitor rising water levels launched
A new service that allows householders and businesses to monitor rising river levels during a potential flood was launched today by the Environment Agency. ...
Read MoreNEWS ALERT: Consultation into assessment of new nuclear power stations opens
The Environment Agency has today (Monday 28 June) released detailed assessments of two new nuclear power station designs, and is inviting all interested parties to comment....
Read MoreUnited Utilities to apply for drought permits in North West
The Environment Agency will receive an application tomorrow (Friday) from United Utilities to increase the amount of water it can remove from lakes and rivers in...
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