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How to change, revoke or transfer your licence, including if the licence holder dies or becomes bankrupt and find out when changes can be enforced.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture.
The U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
Find the areas covered by the different river basin districts.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
Apply to be a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme and operate legally under your approval.
When to reject hazardous waste and what to do if you are the consignee, carrier, producer or holder.
How the Environment Agency and its partners will maintain and upgrade flood defences in the Thames Estuary to adapt to rising sea levels.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
Appoint a panel engineer for your reservoir.
How to import, export, or manufacture pre-charged equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Great Britain.
A list of fluorinated gas (F gas) incumbent quota holders and authorisation managers in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for 2024 to 2026.
Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment.
How to develop a management system for carrying out flood risk activities under an environmental permit.
Uses of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) not included in the phase down that do not count towards your quota, and rules on labelling, selling and reporting exempt HFCs.
Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
How the current health of the water environment is assessed and how environmental objectives are used.
Checklists to help you prepare for flooding if you support a community or group
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