‘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...
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...
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...
2018 was ‘unacceptable’ – England’s water companies must do better.
2018 was 'unacceptable' - England's water companies must do better. Here is the water pollution prevention news. In a week when yet another water company is heavily fined for polluting the nation's waterways, The Environment Agency has slammed the entire...
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 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...
Biffa gets a biffing, controlled waste woes, farm fines, and the DWI
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...
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. Commercial fire...
Thames Water fail, housing pollution, river pollution and beach pollution.
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...
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...
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...
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