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Judge - Thames Water "deliberately misled" the Environment Agency in and around pollution of rivers in Sussex and Surrey in which several thousand fish died.
Environmental permit public consultation now open for comments until 2 August 2023.
West Yorkshire man gets director ban after unlawful business that saw sons jailed.
A new consultation has launched as the Environment Agency is 'minded to’ issue a permit variation for commercial oil and gas production at West Newton A in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Man’s 40 destinations of deception read like an A-Z, including several locations in the South East.
The Environment Agency has launched a consultation over possible permit variations for the Camelford-based creamery in Cornwall.
A man has been fined and ordered to pay costs and victim surcharge after ignoring repeated warnings at a site in Worksop.
An Essex waste company and its directors have been fined more than £20,000 after they stored tonnes of waste illegally at a site in Braintree.
Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd’s 470 MW Small Modular Reactor design completes Step 1 of Generic Design Assessment.
Shropshire Wildlife Trust receives £100,000 for nature-based watercourse protection and water quality enhancement projects after company's permit breach.
Environment Agency issues three new environmental permits to NNB Generation Company (Sizewell C) Limited for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk
Defendant was tried in his absence after failing to appear at court last week. Evidence of persistent offending led to his conviction on 3 counts of waste crime.
Breaking gender bias: Environment Agency has more diverse workforce bringing greater benefit to the environment - women increasingly taking up manual work
Reforms to crack down on dangerous waste cowboys and illegal practices.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
New guidance outlines emerging techniques for ‘blue’ hydrogen production
The owner of a closed down waste site which went up in flames has received a suspended jail sentence after a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency.
Fareham firm admits illegal sewage spread
To allow reinjection of wastewater contaminated with naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) produced at other sites.
A summary of The Forest and Climate Leaders' Event at COP27
Company given strict conditions to protect the environment
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