Environment
Somerset cheese company fined over £23k for third pollution incident
A Somerset cheese-making company has been fined over £23,700 for a third case of causing pollution from its farm. Alvis...
Environment Agency
Agri-Business
Farmers preparing for 'further devastation' from Storm Ciaran - CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said farmers are readying themselves for “further devastation” ahead of storm Ciaran....
Environment
Storm Babet: EA 'working round the clock' to reduce flood risk
The Environment Agency has said it is “working round the clock” with its partners to help reduce the flood risk...
Environment
Dairy farmer ordered to pay over £2k after slurry entered brook
A dairy and turkey farmer has been ordered to pay £2,120 after slurry entered a brook near Swindon, the Environment...
Environment
Farmers in Devon/Cornwall should consider moving away from maize - EA
The Environment Agency has recommended that farmers in Devon and Cornwall consider growing crops other than maize in the future....
Government
Investigation says Defra and Environment Agency may have broken environmental law
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency, and water services agency Ofwat may have broken...
Environment
Company fined £800k for illegally abstracting 22 billion litres of water
United Utilities Water Limited has been fined £800,000 after illegally abstracting 22 billion litres of water from boreholes in Lancashire....
Environment
Environment Agency launches consultation on increased fines
The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on changes to fines imposed for environmental offences. The consultation, which was launched...
Environment
York agri-business to pay over £23k for waste offences
A York-based farming business has offered to pay £23,640 to the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust after spreading waste sludge on...
Environment
'Urgent action' needed to ensure UK food security - IPPR
Urgent action is needed for UK farming to be sustainable, a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research...
Environment
Unlimited penalties for polluters under new legislation
Those that pollute the environment will face unlimited penalties under new legislation announced by the government today (Wednesday, July 21)....
Environment
18% of waste is illegally managed - survey
According to the National Waste Crime Survey 2023, 18% of all waste is illegally managed. This figure remains unchanged from...
N.Ireland
NFU calls for goverment to act on water shortages
With temperatures continuing to reach record levels across the UK, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on the government...
Agri-Business
Durham farm business fined after spreading pollutes river
A farm business from Durham and its farm manager have been fined for polluting a tributary of the River Deerness...
Agri-Business
Davidstow Creamery seeks permit change to increase production
Dairy Crest Limited has applied to the Environment Agency to vary its permit in order to facilitate increased production at...
Environment
New Minecraft game to engage young people on farming and floods
A new Minecraft game launched last week aims to engage young people on flood risk, climate change, farming and biodiversity....
Environment
Record regional fine imposed for environmental offences
One of the largest water companies in the UK has been prosecuted after it failed to prevent discharges into the...
Environment
Water company fined over £2 million for pollution offences
South West Water (SWW) has been fined over £2 million for a series of environmental offences relating to water pollution...
