Banks must seize opportunities of climate crisis, says EA Chief

Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Foreign Banks, Sir James Bevan warned that banks which failed to divest from coal and oil would be left behind.




What next after COP? Fund the future or face the fire

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, to the Association of Foreign Banks, 16 November 2021




Flavouring company polluted Suffolk river

Cleaning chemicals spilled into a brook on the Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border after a Haverhill business failed to take reasonable care of its operations.




Malmesbury man burned rubbish and polluted neighbours

Peter Outlaw, 36, has been banned from dealing in most forms of waste and ordered to pay more than £5,000 for illegally storing and burning mixed waste.




Leominster upgraded flood defences ready to protect hundreds

The Environment Agency has completed work on the Leominster flood risk management scheme which will help to protect hundreds of homes from the devastating impact of flooding.