A farming business has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling more than £10,000 for twice polluting a watercourse and breaching slurry regulations.

The Office for Environmental Protection has launched an investigation into a suspected failure by Defra to take the necessary measures to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status (GES) of marine waters by the statutory deadline.

The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a new consultation on Environment Act 2021 civil sanctions – the EA is seeking views on a proposed update to the Agency's enforcement and sanctions policy.

The House of Commons Select Committee for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ) will hear evidence tomorrow from the leadership of the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) as part of its ongoing inquiry into the Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Ofwat has released a third party report produced as a guide to the coordinated delivery of utility infrastructure – the document was published on the regulator’s website on 24^th December.

The Environment Agency has published its review of the revised draft regional and water resources management plans published by water companies in England.

Southern Water will be the first water company to face the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee committee following Ofwat’s price review announcement in a week which saw water outages for thousands of customers.