One Welsh watchdog in 2013
A single environment body replacing the Environment Agency Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales, could be operational as early as April 2013
Following a consultation last year, which proposed that a single body should take responsibility for delivering the to the Welsh Assembly government's natural environment framework, the government hasContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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New regulations
This legislative update has been provided by Cedrec Information Systems Ltd, available at cedrec.com. In Partnership with Barbour EHS.
In Sunbeam Fishing Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the owner and operator of a sandeel fishing vessel argued that the secretary of state’s decision was unlawful in both substance and timing, and sought to ensure the same illegalities would not affect the UK fleet’s ability to catch sandeel in 2023.
Anglian Water has been fined £2.65m after pleading guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court to allowing millions of litres of untreated sewage to overflow into the North Sea.
In February, the House of Lords began a consultation on the impact of environmental regulations on development.
UK ministers have published a list of 600 EU laws that the government plans to scrap by the end of the year following Brexit, including 341 environmental laws.
Water companies could be hit with “unlimited fines” for polluting the environment under a new plan unveiled by the UK government today.
As PFAS seep into the public consciousness (and bloodstream), Chris Seekings reports on what’s being done to regulate them
