Tanker driver fined for discharging waste onto public highway

On Monday 8 July, a tanker driver was ordered to pay £1,352 in fines at Gateshead Magistrates’ Court for discharging liquid waste from his vehicle.




Thames Water fined for polluting Berkshire waterway

Hundreds of fish killed after Maidenhead stream hit by sewage




North Warwickshire landowners warned to be vigilant

Environment Agency issues warning to prevent landowners becoming a victim at the hands of waste criminals.




EA Chair responds to Committee on Climate Change Adaptation Report

The Committee on Climate Change has published a report on adaptation to climate change today, here is the response from the Chair of the Environment Agency.




Environment Agency tells water companies to clean up their act and protect the environment from pollution

Water company efforts to protect the environment were described as ‘simply unacceptable’ in an Environment Agency (EA) report published today (10 July) with only 1 of the major water and sewage companies in England performing at the level expected.