Commercial fires and environmental fines – not as rare as you may think
Commercial fire and environmental fines – not as rare as you might think. Recent weeks have seen more of industrial fires, environmental fines and chemical spills, are we really surprised by this anymore? Here is the water pollution prevention news. An Industrial fire can destroy a business all on its own. However, the fallout can be as […]
Thames Water fail, housing pollution, river pollution and beach pollution.
Thames Water’s CE steps down amid scandals over leaks, their response to extreme weather and poor planning. A controversial housing development goes ahead despite water pollution concerns from the NHS and the Environment Agency. Creatures are rescued from a polluted river site in Lincolnshire, and in Northern Ireland, a businessman is fined £3000 for polluting […]
Environmental Pollution New – Focus on farming
According to the FAO farms are at more risk of water pollution than many other types of industry. In fact agriculture currently accounts for 70% of global water withdrawals and plays a major role in water pollution, discharging large amounts of agrochemicals, organic matter, drug residues, and even salty water into fresh bodies of water. […]
The polluter pays, chemical spills, massive fines and lithium battery recycling
Polluters pay, chemical spills, huge fines and lithium battery recycling. When a factory suffers two nasty incidents in just a few months, you have to ask what they’re doing wrong.. and what they’re doing to put it right. Lithium battery waste fires might soon be a thing of the past. And it looks like today’s […]
Huge Stoke fine, pesticides and antibiotics, Yorkshire Water fail
As usual this week sees a number of serious water pollution incidents reported online. Not a week goes by without at least one incident. Here’s the latest water pollution prevention and spill containment news. Fuerst Day Lawson donates £150,000 to The Trent Rivers Trust A pollution incident between July and September 2015 saw polluting matter entering […]
No Deal Brexit waste advice, Jersey Water fail, Severn & Trent fined again
No Deal Brexit waste advice, Jersey Water fail, Severn & Trent fined again. Here is the water pollution prevention news. Will industrial pollution be affected by a no-deal Brexit? The government thinks so, and they’re busy recommending the waste industry reviews its contingency plans. Jersey says its water is fine, but local people beg to […]
Industrial fires, firewater containment and plastic bead pollution.
Industrial fires don’t just send smoke and fumes into the air and burn whatever they come across. Tackling a fire often means using huge amounts of water, and that water has to go somewhere. It often ends up causing just as much damage as the fire itself, if not more. Now the UK’s Environment Agency […]
Trump on Water Pollution, Thames Water’s Walk of Shame, Fast Fashion Must Pay
You might be surprised by the sheer number of water pollution incidents we see every single week in the UK. Sometimes it’s down to industrial accidents, sometimes leaks, industrial spills and floods. You might also be surprised how tough the punishments issued by The Environment Agency are, including fines, business closures, the removal of environmental […]
What is the cost of a spill?
What is the cost of a spill? With environmental pollution highlighted in the BBC’s Blue Planet and an increasing number of high-profile water pollution events reported, environmental damage is no longer something that the public or regulator are prepared to accept. Things are changing, especially in the UK, and the cost of a pollution event […]
