The clock is ticking for Taranaki dairy farmers as they work to meet regional targets under the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord.

Farmers on the ring plain won praise today for their actions so far to protect and enhance stream quality – but were told they need to markedly increase the fencing and planting of streambanks if targets set for 2015 are to be met. (Read on …)

A Brooklyn tallow company has received an EPA Victoria fine for a pollution incident in July this year. (Read on …)

Following a prosecution and Court imposed fine on EcoTyre director, Mr Keith Stephen for stockpiling almost half a million tyres at a leased Bunting Road, Brooklyn site, EPA Victoria has issued a clean up notice to the owners of the site directing the removal of the tyres. (Read on …)

A list of 3400 potentially contaminated sites in Canterbury is available to the public, providing they are prepared to pay Environment Canterbury for a copy. (Read on …)

Unauthorised dumping and burning of waste led to a Yaldhurst man being sentenced to 150 hours of community work in the Environment Court this week. (Read on …)

The only man jailed for pollution crimes in this country faces a second stint in prison for refusing to clean up his act, costing ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. (Read on …)

Early results from Horizons’ latest round of dairy farm inspections indicate increasing levels of compliance. Horizons compliance officers have completed around 70 out of their 450 scheduled inspections. Officers have inspected dairy farms in Wanganui, Northern Manawatu and Rangitikei. Significant non-compliance was discovered at five of the dairy farms. (Read on …)