Water Pollution Prevention Special – Storms, Fines, US Polluted Drinking Water and Beavers.
Water Pollution Prevention Special – Storms, fines, climate, Trump and more The past two weeks has seen Britain battered by ‘named’ storms, with Ciara and Dennis causing significant damage across the nation. At the same time, in the USA, it appears much of the country’s drinking water is widely polluted by so-called ‘forever chemicals’, substances […]
A 13 day-long wood fire, big fines and long custodial prison sentences
A 13 day-long wood fire, big fines and long custodial prison sentences Industrial fires and water pollution sit at the heart of our first post for February 2020. Despite tough water pollution prevention laws and strict fire regulations, it keeps on happening. And the perpetrators almost always end up with a large fine as well […]
Waste-led environment penalties plus a new initiative to combat waste crime
Waste-led environment penalties plus a new initiative to combat waste crime January has seen a rash of waste-led environment fines, environment penalties and custodial sentences. It’s good to know that there’s a new taskforce unit for 2020, designed to tackle serious waste crime more effectively. Waste criminals have nowhere to hide A new specialist waste […]
Floating bots, Severn Trent Water fines, more pollution from farms
Scientists in the Netherlands are doing clever things with water bots. Severn Trent Water makes a huge charity donation to compensate for killing thousands of fish. Yet another farmer is caught polluting the environment. And a new quarry development has been halted thanks to fears about drinking water pollution. Floating bots detect pipe networks, leaks […]
Weetabix fine, chemical spills, Irish river woes and water pollution innovations
Weetabix fine, chemical spills, Irish river woes and water pollution innovations … Ireland’s river quality is plummeting fast. In Northamptonshire the cereals giant Weetabix has been fined £140,000 for polluting a river with thousands of litres of diesel fuel, threatening the lives of fish and water plants. Chemical spills are not as rare as you […]
What are Spill Kits and what role do they play in Water Pollution Prevention?
What are Spill Kits and how should they be used in Water Pollution Prevention Transcription Details: Date: November 20, 2019 Input sound file: https://youtu.be/uZiUgCtlLzo What is a spill kit? Speaker 1 [00:00:06]: Hi, my name is David Cole, and I’m technical director of Sandfield Penstock Solutions, and I’m going to talk today about Spill Kits. […]
Huge environment fines, Milton Keynes farmer’s shame, EU targets missed
Huge environment fines, Milton Keynes farmer’s shame, EU targets missed This time around we’re listing the UK’s ten biggest water pollution voluntary settlements, looking at the crucial EU environmental targets the nation is about to miss, examining the multiple pollution incidents caused by one Milton Keynes farmer, and exploring the fact that The Environment Agency […]
Industrial fire, nitrate issues, orange seas and new environment initiatives
Industrial fire, nitrate issues, orange seas and new environment initiatives There’s been an industrial fire at Wath. Hampshire’s new home building strategy is suffering thanks to nitrate pollution in the Solent. The sea has turned orange in Cornwall amid concerns about a leak at the Portmellon Pumping Station. Scientists slam the government’s plans for environment […]
Farm pollution, water pollution, illegal waste and Climate Change
Farm pollution, water pollution, illegal waste and Climate Change. The Environment Agency has been busy as usual. They’ve been dealing with serious industrial spill in the shape of farm pollution, and with vehicles carrying waste illegally around north London, the focus of a recent clampdown operation. Their online service designed to update the public on […]
Illegal waste special – Massive fines for non-compliant businesses
Illegal waste special – Massive fines for non-compliant businesses Sometimes there’s a flurry of water pollution incidents and court cases to report on. Sometimes the news from our world focuses on industrial pollution. This time around there’s been a string of illegal waste prosecutions, delivering justice to business owners who think it’s okay to flout […]
