New campaign targets fly-tipping in Cornwall

Residents in Cornwall are being urged not to be fooled by fly-tippers and use legitimate companies to get rid of their rubbish.




New byelaws to be introduced in the Severn Estuary and River Severn

The Environment Agency is introducing new byelaws to help protect increasingly vulnerable stocks of salmon.




Yorkshire Water billed £150,000 for discharging sewage effluent

The Environment Agency has prosecuted Yorkshire Water Services Limited for illegally discharging sewage effluent into the Potter Carr Nature Reserve.




Sports industry urged to kick plastics out of sport

The Environment Agency is releasing new guidance encouraging the sports industry to kick plastics out of sport.




Essex man ordered to pay almost £400 for fishing illegally

An angler has been fined £360 after he went fishing without a valid rod licence.