Company directors sentenced in court for illegal waste operation
Link: Outlaws’ ‘merry adventures’ brought to an end
Source: Environment Agency
Project to protect native White-clawed crayfish in Derbyshire
Environmental forces mobilised to deal with American Signal Crayfish invasion
Link: Project to protect native White-clawed crayfish in Derbyshire
Source: Environment Agency
Updated flood maps mean Salisbury is better prepared
New flood maps now show greater detail about how Salisbury reacts to flooding, but not a rise in actual flood risk.
Link: Updated flood maps mean Salisbury is better prepared
Source: Environment Agency
Habitats improved at RSPB reserve during flood scheme works
The Perry Barr and Witton flood scheme will bring benefits for people and wildlife.
Link: Habitats improved at RSPB reserve during flood scheme works
Source: Environment Agency
Somerset landowner kills fish by tipping chemicals on ground
Tipping chemicals left over from his plant nursery business onto gravel ended up in a stream and killing hundreds of fish.
Link: Somerset landowner kills fish by tipping chemicals on ground
Source: Environment Agency
Anglian Water ordered to pay £156,000 for sewage pollution
The court found that negligence and a lack of maintenance was to blame for the pollution of a Northamptonshire brook.
Link: Anglian Water ordered to pay £156,000 for sewage pollution
Source: Environment Agency
Three anglers prosecuted after obstructing fisheries bailiff
The three attempted to escape the bailiff by running away and hiding in bushes before being caught.
Link: Three anglers prosecuted after obstructing fisheries bailiff
Source: Environment Agency
Review to continue improvements in bio-waste sector
The Environment Agency is set to launch a review of permitted waste sites within the bio-waste sector, which includes composting, anaerobic digestion and mechanical biological treatment.
Link: Review to continue improvements in bio-waste sector
Source: Environment Agency
Major funding boost for River Aire regeneration project
A project to revitalise one of Yorkshire’s longest river has been given a further boost after The National Lottery Heritage Fund announced today it had awarded a £714,000 grant to the Environment Agency to return salmon to the River Aire.
Link: Major funding boost for River Aire regeneration project
Source: Environment Agency
Government pledges £62m flood funding for communities in England
New flood boost will better protect over 9,004 homes.
Link: Government pledges £62m flood funding for communities in England
Source: Environment Agency