A plan to ban single-use plastic products such as disposable plates and straws has been agreed. EU member states and the EU parliament still have to give the provisional agreement the go-ahead. European lawmakers have reached an agreement on a ban of single-use plastic products, the Austrian presidency said in Brussels on Wednesday. The move is […]
EA & Defra ‘2015 pollution killed dozens of fish – Defra ‘Thames Water has been fined £2million after raw sewage polluted two Oxfordshire streams, killing almost 150 fish. The sewage also flooded a nearby garden. Judge Peter Ross, at Oxford Crown Court on 21 December, ruled the incident in 2015 as a high-end, category three […]
EAC Comprehensive report into Nitrate Pollution in its many forms EAC Introduction: We decided to look at the issue of nitrate pollution for several reasons. One was the continuing problem of water quality. For instance, in October 2015, it was reported that the majority of water bodies in England were failing to achieve good status […]
Water pollution in the River Thames The Environment Agency’s successful prosecution of Thames Water over a series of major pollution incidents on the River Thames was the subject of a new documentary aired by BBC 1 yesterday. Defenders UK follows the work of enforcement officers from various agencies as they work to protect the public, with the […]
The Welsh Assembly is introducing new regulations covering the whole of Wales to protect water quality from agricultural pollution. The regulations will come into force in January 2020 with transitional periods for some elements to allow farmers time to adapt and ensure compliance. The regulations will include the following measures: nutrient management planning sustainable fertiliser […]
Plastic Pollution – Surveying Your Actions Marine Conservation Society & Coastal Futures 2019 Dear Colleagues As part of Coastal Futures 2019 Bob Earll and The Marine Conservation Society are collaborating on an exercise to explore what informed individuals are doing about plastic pollution. We would like to ask you to complete a short survey regarding your views on plastic pollution […]
Bob Earll ‘The impacts of fish farm chemicals both near the farms and their effects further afield have been well known for 30 years. The organic waste contamination under the farms is well understood with reports dating back to the late 1980s documenting this. The effect of TBT on the wider marine life of sea […]
Three articles … in small steps the Government is moving to get a grip on single use plastics. 1. Budget 2018: Hammond confirms plastic tax to ‘transform economics of sustainable packaging’ The government is to introduce a new tax on plastic packaging as it seeks to ramp up efforts to tackle the scourge of litter and […]