Environment Agency

Defra Secretary uses wide-ranging conference speech to name-check key green achievements and pledges to deliver a 'tailored' approach to environmental protections post-Brexit

Agency also reports 54 per cent fall in "serious pollution incidents" over the past decade - but illegal waste crime remains a major issue

Sir James Bevan, head of the UK agency, says waste crime offers huge profits while costing England £1bn a year

Sustainable investment specialist secures approval for role as new chair at environmental watchdog

Scottish sister to England's Environment Agency hones in on resource use and seeks to inspire ambitious business action through new regulatory strategy

Environment Agency dishes out total fines worth over £900,000 to United Utilities and contractor KMI +

Leeds waste operator receives record jail sentence for environmental crime, after illegitimately claiming funds from government-backed Producer Compliance Schemes

Environment Agency confirms a number of public sector bodies caught out as it announces latest CRC and EU ETS penalties

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes its departmental plan for 2015-2020, outlining priority areas in flooding, air pollution and wildlife diversity

Environment Agency says a further 1,000 firms intend to comply in the coming weeks, but compliance rates still below the expected 10,000 businesses covered by the scheme