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Why a court decision to slash an ‘unreasonable’ EA fine has implications for all regulated industry
With unlimited Variable Monetary Penalties for environmental permitting offences coming into force in December, a decision this month to reduce an ‘unreasonable’ penalty imposed by the Environment Agency shows that the body’s decision-making is not beyond challenge, writes Simon Tilling
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Can the UK still describe itself as a 'world leader' in the fight against microplastic pollution?

‘Flying by the seats of our pants’: Why did two men die at one of England’s most highly regulated environmental hazard sites?

Primer: HSE’s recommendations for regulating PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in the UK, explained

The growing evidence of the impact of PFAS on wildlife

‘This is really here’: 6 things we learned from webinar on UK’s PFAS problem

How much do we know about the UK’s PFAS problem?

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The (legal) lessons to be drawn from the failed High Court ULEZ challenge

Why developer CG Fry’s nutrient neutrality challenge is unlikely to succeed on appeal - for now

Why the dismissal of ClientEarth’s case against Shell will have ramifications for other NGOs seeking to change corporate behaviour

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