Environment Agency’s Post

This is worthy of a read. The first Chief Regulator’s Report demonstrating that the Environment Agency’s role in regulating business is more important than ever. It also recognises that the challenges ahead mean that we need to be agile and pragmatic, working collaboratively with communities and technology providers but maintaining a robust approach to protecting, and improving the environment. And, where we need to, intervening and taking proportionate enforcement action.

I am thrilled to publish today my first ever Chief Regulator’s Report, a review of all the activities the Environment Agency regulated in 2023-24. I am calling for reforms to the regulatory framework to help us deliver the change needed to better protect communities and the environment and enable businesses to grow. I’m pleased to say that 93% of business comply with their permits and meet the standard required, but there are still rogue operators who continue to be reckless, harming their local communities, and they were punished with hefty fines totalling £8.7 million over the last year. The report also looks at the Environment Agency’s own performance as a regulator and identifies the changes needed to help England respond to a changing environment and support government priorities.

Check out our first Chief Regulator’s report

The graph below, from https://lnkd.in/eDhybMXz, is just one of many reasons why the USA needs its Environmental Protection Agency rather than an Environmental Plundering Agency.

#ICYMI Over *130 Orgs* joined WE ACT this #EarthMonth to make sure that there are no cut corners when it comes to investing in environmental protection budgets, especially US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and #environmentaljustice for 2025! READ MORE & SHARE >> https://lnkd.in/erSSi-BG

MGC signed a petition on Action Network telling Congress to Counteract SCOTUS Decision—Empower EPA for Strong Environmental Protections. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to reject the longstanding Chevron doctrine has significantly shifted the balance of regulatory power, creating challenges for effective environmental and climate policy enforcement. For decades, the Chevron doctrine directed judges to defer to expert federal agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when asked to interpret and enforce ambiguous federal laws aimed at protecting the environment or public health. This deference ensured that regulations could evolve with scientific advancements and emerging environmental threats. The Supreme Court's decision now limits this ability, placing the burden of interpretation on the judiciary and potentially weakening crucial environmental protections. https://lnkd.in/eSiVCyB3

Today SCI was honored to join Advancing American Freedom amicus brief with 39 others amici in #DiamondAlternative v. EPA urging the #SCOTUS to grant certiorari and find that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot grant one State an exemption to act as an alternative national legislature for #environmental regulation. Yet that is exactly what it has done. #Congress allowed the EPA to grant states waivers to address unique and specific local issues. California is seeking to use that exemption to address global climate change. Because other states can only either follow the EPA’s regulations or California’s, this system allows California to set an alternative national standard. California, in turn, based its standard not on its unique local needs but on its agenda-driven desire to fight global climate change.   “While sending more power back to the states is generally a good thing, allowing one state, and the most regulatorily minded of states at that, to have special power that is denied to every other state, to set alternative regulatory standards for the nation is not American federalism,” said AAF General Counsel Marc Wheat J. Marc Wheat. “The Supreme Court must take this case and limit the California exemption to the problem Congress intended to solve: California specific environmental dangers.” #EPA #Diamond #RuleOfLaw #Constitutional #Federalism #Amicus #SupremeCourt #Judiciary #EnvironmentalRegulation #California #energy #CCAA #CAA #CleanAirAct #regulatoryreform #emissions https://lnkd.in/eZcSyadC

BREAKING: The Supreme Court declined to review whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to allow California to set its own greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles, a power red states had challenged as unconstitutional. https://lnkd.in/eCq2eM4x

Help us protect our nation's environment by identifying and reporting environmental violations. 🚨 Environmental violations are not always obvious. EPA’s Report a Violation information page helps explain what is and isn't an environmental crime. Check out the link to learn more about possible environmental violations and how to report them: epa.gov/report-violation

Today I outlined my next steps and commitment to better environmental protection. I believe in an Environmental Protection Agency, and the establishment of an independent panel to look at environmental governance is a significant step forward. https://lnkd.in/eqE8Avt8