The size of fines for water company pollution incidents has been growing steadily over the last two years following a fundamental change in the legal framework. This report on the environmental performance of the water comes close on the heels of another major company fine for Severn Trent. Environmental Performance Assessment The Environment Agency ‘is […]
Fresh thinking at Sepa from a leader with a track record in delivering sustainability…. As the circular economy becomes mainstream and BSI are working on a standard (BS8001). Guardian Interview with SEPAS chief executive, Terry A’Hearn ‘Scotland’s industries and farmers must cut energy, greenhouse gas emissions and resource use as waste overtakes pollution as […]
Getting the basics wrong, undermines confidence in innovative approaches such as catchment permitting. Too many record breaking fines seem to be occurring in January it was Thames Water. Yorkshire Water was fined £1.1million last week for a pump failure in 2013 that caused pollution to flow into the River Ouse near York. The Environment Agency […]
Two reports on Anaerobic Digestates from WRAP and UKWIR AD – Renewable fertilisers grow yields and slash costs, study shows WRAP Madeleine Cuff ‘Five-year research programme finds that ‘food-based digestate’ from anaerobic digestion is an effective source of nitrogen, allowing farmers to cut use of bagged fertilisers. Renewable fertilisers sourced from the anaerobic digestion (AD) […]
At the Portsmouth Magistrates Court, on Tuesday 1st December 2015, Paul Lambert, 40, of East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £4300 for retaining whelks below the minimum legal size on board his fishing vessel Katie P176, contrary to European Fisheries Technical Conservation Measures […]
This depressing series of events raises lots of questions Bob Earll Fines Do the fines for fishing in MPAs need to be higher since those at present are clearly no deterrent? Perhaps the fines should build cumulatively on particular vessels or owners. One, two, three strikes and you’re out? In any event they cause disproportionate […]