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HOME NEWS New Enforcement Powers For Environment Agency For the first time in the UK two green watchdogs have been given civil enforcement powers to help them in the fight against environmental crime ... www.webnewswire.com [February 2010] 8 Out Of Ten UK Ponds In A ‘Dreadful State’ Pollution from farmland, roads and villages has left 8 out of 10 ponds in a ‘dreadful state’ says UK’s biggest ever nature survey ... www.guardian.co.uk [February 2010] On The Spot Environmental Infringement Fines New powers handed to Natural England and the Environment Agency means "farmers can expect nothing but trouble” ... www.thisissomerset.co.uk [February 2010] Turkey Factory Fined For Pollution £11k fine for Lincolnshire turkey factory that polluted drains with fat, feathers and blood ... www.web4water.com [February 2010] Devon Agricultural Contractor Fined For Diesel Spill Pollution of Devon stream leads to fine for agricultural contractor in breach of oil storage regulations ... www.edie.net [February 2010] Water Firms In Legal Row Over Pollution Water companies have been accused of demanding a “licence to pollute” in a row over the control of sewage outfall systems ... www.express.co.uk [February 2010] Skip Hire Company Pays High Price For Waste Mountain Bosses of a skip hire company ordered to hand over £234k after admitting waste offences ... www.environment-agency.gov.uk [February 2010] Big Freeze Leads To Sewage Spill Frozen pipes cause Sewage works to discharge contaminated water into Basingstoke river ... www.basingstokegazette.co.uk [February 2010] River Pollution Costs Construction Firm £10k A Buckinghamshire Construction Company was fined £10k for turning local river 'orange with pollution’ ... www.web4water.com [February 2010] Arrests Made At Illegal Waste Sites In Essex Environment Agency targets illegal waste sites for untreated vehicle fluid pollution ... www.ecofriendnews.com [February 2010] Firewater Contamination From Industrial Blaze Poisons Fish Hundreds of fish poisoned by contaminated firewater following 'arson' blaze at an Industrial Estate ... www.stourbridgenews.co.uk [February 2010] Change Of Plea In Buncefield Hearing Pipeline Agency changes plea to guilty in Buncefield fuel and firewater chemical pollution case ... www.hertsad.co.uk [February 2010] Dairy Farm Fined For Slurry Spill Dairy farm fined for allowing a slurry lagoon to overflow and contaminate a neighbouring stream ... www.web4water.com [February 2010] Environment Agency Introduces Environmental Tool-Kit For Farmers The Environment Agency develops environmental plan to help dairy farmers reduce pollution ... www.environment-agency.gov.uk [February 2010] PSLG Publishes New Site Safety Report The Process Safety Leadership Group has published it’s final report on site safety at fuel storage sites ..... www.hse.gov.uk [January 2010] Lorry Snow Skid Sends Diesel into Lake Multi vehicle accident in snow and ice resulted in a diesel spillage entering a fishing lake via the motorway drainage system .... www.kentnews.co.uk [January 2010] Freeze Forces Farmers to Dump Milk The severe weather has disrupted delivery and collections, forcing farmers to dump milk and risk environmental pollution ..... www.news.bbc.co.uk [January 2010] Sewage Spill Blamed on Cotton Buds A sewage pollution incident in Antrim has been blamed on cotton buds ..... www.news.bbc.co.uk [January 2010] Devon Fuel Depot Fined £45k for Petrol Spill A Devon based fuel company were fined £45k following the spillage of 80k litres of petrol contaminated local groundwater ….. www.theengineer.co.uk [January 2010] Blocked Valve Costs UK Company £70k A faulty valve failure on a road tanker that led to a dangerous petrol spill has cost a fuel storage operator £70k ..... www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk [January 2010] Sewage Spill Closes Southampton Shellfish Beds Environment Agency has launched an investigation after sewage from a treatment works spilled into the River Itchen ..... www.dailyecho.co.uk [January 2010] Thieves Cause Major Garage Fuel Spill A gang of thieves attempting to steal thousands of litres of diesel from a garage forecourt caused road chaos and a potential environmental disaster ..... www.sleafordstandard.co.uk [January 2010] Firewater Contamination Costs UK Company £240k An international waste management company has been fined £240k following a major chemical fire which closed two motorways ….. www.hse.gov.uk [January 2010] Chemical Spill at Gloucestershire Ribena Factory A fork lift truck driver pierced an 800 litre chemical drum at a Ribena factory in Gloucestershire and triggered a major clean-up operation ..... www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk [January 2010] Diesel Spill Closes Panto Theatre Panto bosses are counting the cost after a diesel spill forced the to cancel several performances of Peter Pan in Kent ..... www.thisiskent.co.uk [January 2010] Scottish Water Fined for Damaging Water Quality SEPA have fined Scottish Water £10k following pollution in 2009 ….. www.envirotech-online.com [January 2010] Haulage Industry up in arms over the strict new regulations imposed by the Environment Agency regarding the storage and dispensing of Adblue the catalytic emissions reduction agent............... www.environment-agency.gov.uk [November 2009] Five year plan begins to re-stock River Trent UK The Environment Agency has begun the gradual re-stocking of the River Trent with fish following recent cyanide and sewage contamination ..... www.burtonmail.co.uk [November 2009] Polluters beware! Environment Agency calls for tougher penalties The Environment Agency has called on courts for tougher fines for businesses that pollute in an effort to keep the number of serious incidents down ..... www.mrw.co.uk [December 2009] M4 motorway closed for 5 hours following hydraulic fluid spill A broken down crane caused chaos to rush hour traffic after spilling hydraulic fluid on the M4 motorway ...... www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk [November 2009] Environment Agency tackles sediment pollution on major salmon river The Environment Agency, Wiltshire Council and local landowner join forces to improve water quality of major salmon river ..... www.fishnewseu.com [December 2009] UK Government faces European court for sewage pollution UK Government taken to European Court of Justice for failing to stop thousands of tonnes of raw sewage pouring into the River Thames ..... www.guardian.co.uk [November 2009] UK polluter fined for red diesel spill caused by thieves A UK man was fined £12,000 after thieves damaged a tanker on his land, causing oil to seep into ditches and damage wildlife ..... www.bymnews.com [November 2009] Firm ordered to stop discharging effluent According to web4water.com, the Environment Agency served a suspension notice last week to prevent Red Industries of Burslem, Stoke, from pouring any further water into the river after thousands of fish floated to the surface dead. Tests carried out by the agency found cyanide at the sewer discharge point used by the company..... www.web4water.com [October 2009] Major Fire at Pallet Storage Depot Sparks Investigation........ More than 70 fire fighters are trying to contain a fire that has swept through a pallet yard in Manchester. The flames, which have taken over the building in Lord North Street, Miles.... www.news.bbc.co.uk [October 2009] WORLD NEWS Spill Costs US Asphalt Company $568k Plus Connecticut Asphalt company fined $68,400 for violations of oil pollution regulations in addition to a $500k clean-up bill ... www.yosemite.epa.gov [February 2010] US Environmental Fines and Prosecutions Round-up of US Environmental law decisions, lawsuits, regulatory actions and settlements in 2009 ... www.taberlaw.com [February 2010] Chevron Fined For Chemical Spill Chevron given $5k per day violation notice in San Juan chemical spill ... www.ocregister.com [February 2010] America's Biggest Environmental Disaster Clean-up options and cost still being considered a year after toxic sludge spill at US power plant ... www.edie.net [February 2010] After 25 years poisoned Water Still Haunts Bhopal Groundwater is still contaminated twenty five years after a toxic spill from a pesticide factory killed thousands in Bhopal, India ..... www.nytimes.com [January 2010] Gold Giant Accused of Land and Water Pollution Gold giant accused of ‘poisoning people and livestock by contaminating Honduras Siria Valley ..... www.guardian.co.uk [January 2010] China’s Yellow River Polluted by Diesel One hundred and fifty thousand litres of diesel has contaminated China’s Yellow River and effected drinking water for millions..... www.news.xinhuanet.com [January 2010] Polluter Pays Principle is a Global Issue The Bangladesh Government embraces the Polluter Pays Principle ..... www.thedailystar.net [January 2010] School Contaminated by Oil during Holiday Break Hundreds of gallons of oil contaminate a school during holiday break via drain that lead to building’s septic tank .... www.wfsb.com [January 2010] US Environment Watchdog tightens Spill Pollution rules America's Environmental Watchdog has finalised rule changes intended to stop industrial oil spills from polluting the nations waterways ..... www.edie.net [November 2009] Unprecedented contamination in Bangladesh threatens millions Man-made ponds may be responsible for exposing 25 million people in Bangladesh to arsenic through widespread groundwater contamination ..... www.news.bbc.co.uk [November 2009]
Posted on 26/02/2010