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Ecological protections at sea are being strengthened by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) through updated regulations governing anti-fouling systems on ships.
Guidance documents, risk methods, permits and charge sheets for local authorities carrying out pollution control.
This section explains how the Environment Agency describes the water environment geographical units, and how we assess their current condition.
Data on operational risk appraisal compliance ratings, pollution inventory, pollution incidents, enforcement and waste crime for 2015.
Local pollution control statistics in England and Wales 2003 to 2016
JSP 418 provides the MOD with the direction and guidance on meeting Environmental Protection legislation/Regulations obligations.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Guidance for local authorities and metropolitan authorities.
Seeking views on the 2021 updated UK implementation plan for the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
An annual publication covering the emissions of some important air pollutants.
ACUMEN was an EU LIFE+ funded project which demonstrated new approaches for using, and mitigating the climate change impacts, of the methane in landfill gas generated at older closed landfills.
Mike Waldock became chief executive of Cefas in July 2012, after spending 2 years as the organisation’s chief scientist. He first joined the agency in 1980 and has since held scientific and management roles including science director. His background is...
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