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Osborne Clarke | United Kingdom | 17 Oct 2022
Civil penalties set to increase to £250 million for UK water pollution
The environment secretary, Ranil Jayawardena, has announced that the government will consult on proposals to increase the civil penalty limit from…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 30 Jun 2022
OEP launches first investigation over regulation of sewage releases
The Office for Environmental Protection is primed to investigate the role of Ofwat, the Environment Agency and DEFRA over their regulation of sewage…
Lexology PRO | Australia, European Union, Singapore, etc. | 9 Sep 2021
ESG: key updates and developments (3 – 9 Sep)
Singapore proposes mandatory climate-related disclosures for listed companies, and the EU publishes an environmental impact report for the maritime industry – plus other key updates.
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 4 Jun 2021
Water abstraction licences: are you prepared for a sale?
Water abstraction for agriculture is regulated and managed by the Environment Agency (EA) through the abstraction licencing system. The licences…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Dec 2020
Environmental Permitting and Flood Risk Activity
Recent work undertaken to a stretch of the River Lugg in Herefordshire, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 12 Nov 2020
Education Matters - Avoiding an environmental breach
A Surrey college was recently fined £50,000 and ordered to pay costs in the sum of £45,000 following an Environment Agency (EA) prosecution. The…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 15 Jul 2020
Environment Agency Publishes 5-year Action Plan
The Environment Agency has published a bold, ambitious and necessary 5-year Action Plan ‘EA2025 Creating a Better Place’ to improve the UK’s…
Greenberg Traurig LLP | United Kingdom | 6 May 2020
UK Environment Agency Continues to Issue Coronavirus Disease 2019 Enforcement Suspensions
In addition to the recent temporary enforcement suspensions (see April 16 Alert and April 21 Alert) in response to the ongoing disruption caused by…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 1 May 2020
NJ Emergency Rule Modifies Site Remediation Timeframes in Response to COVID-19
On April 24, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted a temporary rule modification that grants extensions to…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 20 Apr 2020
DOJ Offers Reprieve from Stipulated Penalty Payments Through at Least May 31 in Response to COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is quietly taking steps to provide financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an April 14 model letter…
