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New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A company which flouted the rules to store highly flammable tyres on a Northamptonshire site has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,463.
A new flood defence scheme for Keighley and Stockbridge is gaining momentum with the launch of a website to keep the community updated on proposals to reduce flood risk.
A man has been fined and banned from being a company director for running an illegal waste site, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
The Environment Agency's Newlyn Coastal Research & Development Project has been shortlisted in a competition of the South West’s best civil engineering work.
Environment Agency survey of informed stakeholders suggests 18% of all waste in England may be illegally managed
Summer is here and the weather is warm, and with the school holidays coming up it’s great to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
Judge - Thames Water "deliberately misled" the Environment Agency in and around pollution of rivers in Sussex and Surrey in which several thousand fish died.
A public drop-in event for members of the community to find out more about a new flood scheme for Stoke town centre, Staffordshire is being held on 13 July.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Scunthorpe-based company and a director for operating an illegal waste facility.
An East Yorkshire man received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation and costs, after illegally storing hazardous waste including flooring materials with the appearance of containing asbestos and…
A population of native white clawed crayfish in danger of being wiped out have been moved to a safe haven following a rescue by the Environment Agency.
A County Durham company and its farm manager have been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling £24,000 in a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency.
On 29 June 2023, the government announced new investment and actions to improve lowland peat and reduce carbon emissions.
Plans to maintain water supply resilience have been discussed by National Drought Group members amidst ongoing hot and dry weather.
Anglian Water has paid a monetary penalty of £150,000 following an investigation by the Environment Agency after sewage was released into the River Til.
Public urged to report sightings of invasive Pacific pink salmon in UK waters.
South East fisheries officers are responding to hundreds of fish in distress as warmer temperatures raise risk of fish dying and algal blooms in watercourses.
Environmental permit public consultation now open for comments until 2 August 2023.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted eight men from the West Midlands for fishing offences.
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