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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.
The Shark Fins Act passed into law today banning the international shark fin trade
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Planning Inspectorate has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2022/23
Engagement with four communities and site evaluation work underway
On 29 June 2023, the government announced new investment and actions to improve lowland peat and reduce carbon emissions.
West Penwith Moors and Downs (Halow ha GonyowPennwydh West) confirmed as latest SSSI.
Plans to maintain water supply resilience have been discussed by National Drought Group members amidst ongoing hot and dry weather.
Supercomputing, AI and the Industrial Metaverse will advance the development of UK fusion energy prototype powerplant.
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.
Businesses across the UK have today received a share of over £80 million government funding to ditch costly fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives.
NWS to evaluate potential sites for suitability to host a Geological Disposal Facility safely and securely
The waters between Ireland and the UK were once covered by a huge ice sheet comparable in size to the glaciers found today in Antarctica
Consultation launched to help meet commitment to support farmers to create or restore 45,000 miles of hedgerows by 2050.
MMO is aware of statements and communications circulating across social media and in industry press regarding the Inshore Vessel Monitoring System (I-VMS) programme. Specifically, those relating to the recent decision to rem…
Public urged to report sightings of invasive Pacific pink salmon in UK waters.
His Majesty King Charles III has reappointed two Non-Executive Commissioners to the Forestry Commission, and extended the appointment of a third.
Four decades of record-breaking progress in fusion energy as the Joint European Torus (JET) turns 40.
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.
UK Government displays support for Scotland’s vital agriculture, food, drink and farming sectors, at the show which got underway today (Thursday 22 June).
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