Farming company fined for polluting Somerset watercourse
Farming company Velcourt Ltd, who manage and advise on farms throughout Europe, polluted a Somerset watercourse with dirty, ammonia-rich water, killing hundreds of fish.
Vehicle stop checks on waste carriers carried out in Gloucester
Officers from the Environment Agency joined forces with Gloucestershire Police, the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency, Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council on Thursday 24 March to carry out roadside vehicle s…
Fairlynch Museum to host Lower Otter Restoration Project exhibition
Budleigh Salterton’s Fairlynch Museum is to host a 2-year long exhibition about the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP).
Three men fined for Alston illegal waste sites
Three men from Cumbria have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling almost £10,000 for operating four illegal waste sites at Alston.
Former Derbyshire farmer ordered to pay £24,120 for illegally burning waste
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a former Derbyshire farmer for burning waste without an environmental permit.