http://www.ecofriendnews.com/Latest environmental technology, recycling and renewable energy newsenEco Friend News PortalEco Friend News Portalhttp://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article9538.htmlThu, 4 Feb 2010 12:11:42 GMTSince 2008 the Environment Agency has closed 1,500 illegal waste sites, and fines for committing waste offences have doubled since 2003, from GBP1.4million to over GBP3million. But the Agency estimates that there are still approximately 800 illegal sites currently in operation and new technologies are vital tools in shutting them down. Illegal waste sites and organised criminal flytipping operations c http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article9549.htmlTue, 2 Feb 2010 11:37:25 GMTThe new Environmental Management toolkit, developed in partnership with Dairy UK, the Environment Agency and other food trade organisations, is designed to help smaller businesses to comply with environmental legislation. Dairy UK Environment Manager Fergus McReynolds said: "We are pleased to have been involved with the development of the Environmental Management toolkit. The project should par http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article9537.htmlTue, 26 Jan 2010 11:57:52 GMTIllegal vehicle scrap yards present a danger to the environment, as acids, oils and other vehicle fluids are left untreated, often draining into the ground or even watercourses. These illegal sites also undercut legitimate businesses who take measures to safeguard the environment. The Environment Agency has arrested four men in a raid on an Essex industrial estate. The raid was just one of 30 http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8981.htmlWed, 1 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe Waste Protocols Project, a joint Environment Agency and WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) initiative, has launched the search for additional waste materials that can be reused and recycled, rather than needlessly dumped in landfill. The Project, set up to help industry make better use of waste materials by clarifying in Quality Protocols how and when waste can be freed up from re http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8972.htmlTue, 31 Mar 2009 16:44:48 GMTToday, 1.1 billion people in the world do not have access to adequate clean water to meet their basic daily needs, and 2.6 billion do not have proper sanitation facilities, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) within the UN. The UN warns that by the year 2025, between 2.6 and 3.1 billion people could be living in either water-scarce or water-stressed conditions. This already po http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8768.htmlWed, 14 Jan 2009 16:17:08 GMTA team of engineers, chemists, project managers and remediation specialists have set up a new company to provide remediation service across the UK. Soil and Water Remediation will provide tailor-made, independent soil, groundwater and ecological remediation solutions from its network of offices using a wide range of techniques, from traditional civil engineering to sophisticated bioremediation. http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8762.htmlFri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Environment Agency recently recommended that no new coal-fired power stations should be built unless they can capture and store carbon emissions. In its response to the Government's consultation on carbon capture and storage, the Environment Agency called for faster progress on providing carbon capture and storage technology on a commercial scale. Lord Chris Smith, Chairman of the Environme http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8729.htmlMon, 1 Dec 2008 11:59:54 GMTThe Environment Agency has announced proposals to generate its own renewable energy enough to power a city the size of York at its sites across England and Wales. As part of the plans, up to 80 wind turbines could be built on Environment Agency owned land across the country, generating around 200 megawatts of renewable energy enough to power 90,000 households and save around 200,000 tonne http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8611.htmlTue, 1 Jul 2008 17:40:34 GMTChanges to the End of Life Vehicle Regulations in 2003 now require sites that keep depolluted waste vehicles to apply for a waste management licence. This is to ensure that premises had the necessary infrastructure to carry out the work safely, such as impermeable surfaces and sealed drainage systems to prevent fluids escaping into the environment. A scrap metal company has been ordered to pay http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8581.htmlTue, 3 Jun 2008 15:36:25 GMTA new multi-agency partnership project between the Environment Agency, Rotherham Council and Yorkshire Water is set to reduce flood risk to homes in Catcliffe that saw serious flooding in November 2000 and during the major South Yorkshire floods of June 2007. In times of flood, a major pumping operation will swing action to reduce the flood risk to over 150 properties in Catcliffe. Six portable