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Yorkshire Firms Fined £470K for Environmental Breaches
19 Jun
Summary
- Four Yorkshire companies received total fines of £470,000.
- Fines resulted from environmental permit breaches and pollution incidents.
- Companies must fund local environmental groups and prevent recurrence.
Four Yorkshire businesses have been penalized a total of £470,000 for violating environmental permits. The Environment Agency mandated these payments to local environmental charities. This action stems from multiple pollution and non-compliance events.
Cleveland Potash faces the largest penalty of £215,000 for discharging mine brine into local becks, causing the death of approximately 700 fish in June 2022. Balfour Beatty Group was fined £200,000 due to silt-contaminated water releases from a construction site in 2020.
Energy Works (Hull) Ltd will pay £30,000 following issues with its fire protection plan in September 2020. GWE Biogas Ltd must contribute £22,000 after operating an anaerobic digester tank without authorization in August 2023. All companies also bear the Environment Agency's investigation costs.
