Category: Environment Agency

An organisation whose remit is to raise awareness of flood risk in the Hull area has announced that the city will once again host to the ‘Hulltimate’ Challenge.

Link: Event to raise awareness of Hull’s flood risk
Source: Environment Agency

Emma Howard Boyd welcomes the launch of the Green Finance Strategy

Link: Chair of the Environment Agency statement on the Green Finance Strategy
Source: Environment Agency

Landspreading affected a tributary of the River Eden

Link: Carlisle Dairy Farm gives back to local environment after polluting river with slurry
Source: Environment Agency

Incident caused a significant fish kill

Link: United Utilities gives back to local environment after polluting river with ferric solution
Source: Environment Agency

A demolition and excavation company has paid £10,000 to two environmental charities after admitting it had contravened regulations by burning waste.

Link: Company that ran illegal waste operation pays out £10,000 to good causes
Source: Environment Agency

£30m project in Burton-upon-Trent to reduce flood risk for 5,500 properties for decades to come.

Link: Major flood scheme gets underway in Burton-upon-Trent
Source: Environment Agency

Northumbrian Water has agreed to pay £1,179,500 after having been found by the Environment Agency to have committed several environmental offences.

Link: Northumbrian Water to pay £1.179 million for environment offences
Source: Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is undertaking a separate criminal investigation.

Link: Ofwat announces £126 million penalty for Southern Water
Source: Environment Agency

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency
Aldersgate Group, London, 25 June 2019

Link: It’s the climate emergency, stupid
Source: Environment Agency

Soiled nappies, clothing and videotape among items labelled waste paper bound for China

Link: Waste giant guilty of exporting banned waste
Source: Environment Agency