tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-08-07T16:04:36+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/public-consultation-opens-on-yorkshire-oil-and-gas-site 2025-08-07T16:04:36+01:00 Public consultation opens on Yorkshire oil and gas site Europa Oil and Gas Limited has applied to the Environment Agency for an environmental permit to construct a temporary wellsite to assess gas potential. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-opens-into-rathlin-energy-permit-draft-decision 2025-07-29T11:43:38+01:00 Consultation opens into Rathlin Energy permit draft decision The Environment Agency has opened a consultation into its ‘minded to’ decision to grant a permit variation to a Yorkshire company. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/east-midlands-airport-fined-892500-for-environmental-pollution 2025-07-28T16:20:28+01:00 East Midlands Airport fined £892,500 for environmental pollution Environment Agency investigation discovers drainage water pollution from runway discharge. Airport pleads guilty to charges of breaching environmental permits. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/two-men-prosecuted-for-dumping-waste-in-village 2025-07-25T15:12:41+01:00 Two men prosecuted for dumping waste in village Muddy tracks led to nearby house where excavation work had taken place. Environment Agency prosecution resulted in fines and costs totalling £6,400. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-opens-on-angus-fire-permit-application 2025-07-24T16:51:53+01:00 Consultation opens on Angus Fire permit application Angus Fire Limited has applied to the Environment Agency to vary its environmental permit to reduce chemical contamination on its site at High Bentham. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-grants-incinerator-permit 2025-07-16T16:53:36+01:00 Environment Agency grants incinerator permit The Environment Agency has granted an environmental permit for Viridor Tees Valley Ltd to operate an energy from waste facility in Teesside. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/skip-company-to-pay-over-48000-for-operating-illegal-waste-site 2025-07-09T15:41:29+01:00 Skip company to pay over £48,000 for operating illegal waste site A Birmingham skip hire company must pay financial penalties of more than £48,000 after the Environment Agency brought a prosecution for operating illegally. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sweeper-hire-and-hoses-boss-philip-liley-gets-suspended-sentence 2025-07-08T15:01:46+01:00 Sweeper Hire and Hoses boss Philip Liley gets suspended sentence Exeter man tried to hide tons of illegal waste kept on leased land by pushing it into the trees and spreading it across the ground. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/waste-company-prosecuted-for-ignoring-audit-at-notts-site 2025-07-03T10:25:31+01:00 Waste company prosecuted for ignoring audit at Notts site A Midlands-based waste company and a partner in the business have been prosecuted for failing to comply with a demand for information about materials accepted. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-opens-into-county-durham-incinerator-application 2025-06-26T15:40:31+01:00 Consultation opens into County Durham incinerator application The Environment Agency has launched a consultation into an environmental permit application from Fornax (North East) Ltd to operate an energy-from-waste plant. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/public-consultation-opens-into-port-clarence-landfill 2025-06-26T11:40:56+01:00 Public consultation opens into Port Clarence Landfill The Environment Agency has opened a public consultation relating to Augean North Ltd's revised environmental safety case. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mvv-environmental-gets-permit-for-canford-energy-from-waste-site 2025-06-11T15:00:39+01:00 MVV Environmental gets permit for Canford energy from waste site Environmental permit sets out strict conditions on operation of the proposed site at Poole in Dorset tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/officers-start-digging-into-hazardous-waste-soil-crime 2025-06-11T14:31:11+01:00 Officers start digging into hazardous waste soil crime Hauliers in Devon and Cornwall will be asked for more detail on how they deal with waste soils. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-launched-into-permit-minded-to-decision 2025-06-06T15:45:18+01:00 Consultation launched into permit ‘minded to’ decision The Environment Agency has launched a consultation into its ‘minded to’ decision to issue a permit to a Bury landfill. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-revokes-yorkshire-waste-site-permit 2025-06-05T16:31:28+01:00 Environment Agency revokes Yorkshire waste site permit The Environment Agency has served a notice to revoke the environmental permit for a waste site in West Yorkshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/yorkshire-water-fined-after-pumping-station-sewage-incident 2025-05-30T19:55:10+01:00 Yorkshire Water fined after pumping station sewage incident Yorkshire Water has been fined £350,000 after one of its sewage pumping stations polluted a York watercourse. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hertfordshire-waste-boss-to-pay-79000-gained-from-illegal-sites 2025-05-09T14:17:09+01:00 Hertfordshire waste boss to pay £79,000 gained from illegal sites Quarry director let waste mountains pile up way beyond legal amount. Enough waste at one site to nearly fill the Royal Albert Hall 3 times tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-launched-into-incinerator-permit-draft-decision 2025-05-07T13:48:30+01:00 Consultation launched into incinerator permit draft decision The Environment Agency has launched a consultation into its ‘minded to’ decision to issue a permit to a Teesside incinerator. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/warning-issued-against-unauthorised-building-work-in-bassetlaw 2025-04-30T13:18:30+01:00 Warning issued against unauthorised building work in Bassetlaw The Environment Agency has issued a warning against unauthorised building near rivers and flood defences in Bassetlaw, North Nottinghamshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/company-and-director-fined-for-burning-waste-on-rural-land 2025-04-17T10:01:37+01:00 Company and director fined for burning waste on rural land A company and its director have been fined for ignoring Environment Agency warnings to stop burning waste on rural land in West Yorkshire.