Environment news

A new plan of 23 actions to improve air quality in Durham has been outlined by the local authority.

A key milestone has been reached in one of the UK's first large-scale mine water heat projects, with work now underway.

A takeaway owner has been ordered to pay almost £1,000 after rubbish from his business was dumped along the A690 in County Durham.

More than 1,300 low-income households have benefited from cheaper pest control treatments following the introduction of a discount scheme.

We are continuing to crackdown on fly-tipping, with hundreds of fixed penalty notices issued, multiple vehicles seized and fines and court charges topping £134,000 secured in just over three years.

Volunteers who help to keep County Durham's coastline clean will continue to be supported thanks to our funding.

A County Durham man has been left more than £1,500 worse off and with a criminal conviction after failing to assist a flytipping investigation.

We are reminding residents of the need to dispose of waste responsibly following the prosecution of a woman in County Durham.