Anglian Water failings, dead fish, nitrates and massive fines.
Anglian Water failings, dead fish, nitrates and massive fines Isn’t it interesting how frequently we talk about water utility companies in relation to water pollution incidents and huge fines? That’s because they tend to be some of the worst offenders of all. At the same time, most of them are generating massive profits to pass […]
‘Apocalyptic’ explosions and 16 year jail sentences – More proof that pollution doesn’t pay!
‘Apocalyptic’ explosions and 16-year jail sentences – Pollution doesn’t pay An industrial fire at Hotpoint’s Peterborough factory has been described as ‘apocalyptic’ by locals. A convicted waste criminal has had an extra 9 years and 4 months added to an already stiff 7 and a half year fraud sentence, serving a total of 16 years. […]
Chemical spill, silage pollution, unsafe beaches and farm effluent.
Chemical spill, silage pollution, unsafe beaches and farm effluent. While industrial fire can cause all sorts of havoc, danger and damage, industrial spill can leave waterways horribly polluted and the damage can spread a very long way before it’s noticed or dealt with. This time around, as usual, there’s a crop of real water pollution […]
Drones spot abstractions, Devon water pollution, wild swimming woes
Drones spot abstractions, Devon water pollution, wild swimming woes. Water abstraction is the process of taking water from a natural source and using it for drinking, irrigation, and industry. It frequently happens illegally in the UK, and in East Anglia, the Environment Agency is using drones to spot unauthorised abstractions. There’s been a really nasty […]
2018 was ‘unacceptable’ – England’s water companies must do better.
In a week when yet another water company is heavily fined for polluting the nation’s waterways, The Environment Agency has slammed the entire sector for ‘unacceptable’ standards through 2018. It represents yet more proof, as if we needed it, that the country’s water utilities firms are a very long way from perfect, and have a […]
Water companies receiving massive fines for water pollution, a dead fish scandal, British rivers in crisis and a spate of industrial fires and spills
Water utilities companies are in big trouble right now, with massive fines in the south-east, northeast and north-west of England. At the same time, a new study by Greenpeace has revealed Britain’s rivers are “so polluted with waste almost all samples contain microplastics, and one is choked with a higher concentration of plastic than the […]
Biffa gets a biffing, controlled waste woes, farm fines, and the DWI
Biffa is one of Britain’s biggest waste management businesses – and they’ve just been given a pasting for exporting dirty nappies and worse in consignments of paper waste bound for recycling in China. One Newark man will be paying more than four grand in fines for transporting controlled waste without a licence, and a Devon […]
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. […]
