In July 2023, the European Commission introduced a proposal which, if adopted, will amend Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (the Wast...
Under new legislation announced by the government, those that pollute the environment will face unlimited penalties.
The current limit of £250,000 on variable monetary penalties that...
135 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on the 6 July by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</...
Two companies have been fined a total of £160,000 over the huge fire that destroyed a Primark shop in a historic building in Belfast city centre.
The blaze at the Grade B1-listed, fiv...
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL Act), finally gained Royal Assent on 29 June 2023 after a bumpy passage through Parliament....
A fourth man operating from a Skegness waste site has been sentenced following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
He was sentenced on the 25 May following t...
In St David's Care Forfar Ltd v HM Advocate, a company which operated a privately owned care home, appealed against the sheriff's imposition of a £100,000 fine, discounted from &poun...
In Jalla v Shell International Trading and Shipping Co Ltd, the appellants appealed against a decision that they were out of time to amend their pleadings in their claim against the respon...
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted eight men from the West Midlands for fishing offences.
The anglers had their cases heard at Northampton Magistrate...
The Environment Agency is asking the public to help protect our rivers and watercourses this summer by reporting sightings of fish in distress, and algal blooms.
Las...
At the beginning of June, Active Travel England (ATE) became an official statutory consultee on all planning applications for developments equal to or exceeding 150 housing units, 7,500m² of f...
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has granted the Local Government Association £1.59 million to help local councils recruit and develop...
According to research, people exposed to air pollution experienced Covid-19 as if they were 10 years older.
The Belgian study also found people recently exposed to dirtier air before contra...
The Labour Party this week announced their plans to "Make Britain a Clean Energy Superpower" which will make energy cheaper and secure and create jobs.
The document states that it currently...
Climate campaigner Sarah Finch has brought her fight against local oil drilling permits at Horse Hill near Gatwick to the Supreme Court. That challenge aims to address the permissions for new fossi...
