by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A water company has been fined £20,000 for polluting the Plym Estuary with sewage. Overview The Environment Agency (EA) reported that in May 2010 EA officers carried out a survey of surface water outfalls along the western shore of the Plym Estuary. They found three...
by theEHP | May 10, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A Leicestershire man has been fined £5,000 for operating a skip hire business without a permit. Overview The Environment Agency (EA) reported that Mr Thomas Edward Neal (a sole trader) ran a skip hire business trading as ‘Dusty Bins Skip Hire’. EA officers visited...
by theEHP | May 6, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Yorkshire Water has been fined £7,500 after sewage was found in a beck (small mountain stream) which runs into a North Yorkshire bathing beach. The Environment Agency (EA) reported that the company admitted a charge of failing to comply with its environmental permit...
by theEHP | May 4, 2011 | Environmental Protection
South London waste company was fined £87,837 after admitting to a series of waste permit breaches which affected the local environment and quality of life for nearby residents. The Environment Agency reported that Hinkcroft Transport Ltd, of Landmann Way in New Cross...
by theEHP | May 3, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A Sutton resident has been fined over £300 for fly-tipping and refusing to pay rubbish collection costs. Read full article here Source: Sutton Guardian via Osborne...
by theEHP | Apr 30, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Air quality is the best it’s been since before the industrial revolution, but levels of particulates can still have significant health impacts reports Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (defra). The news follows the release of the 2010 National...
