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Environment Agency scraps £250,000 cap on fines as it looks to crack down on sewage, agricultural, illegal waste, and air pollution offences

The decision of the civil cap increase is a push for companies to innovate infrastructure delivery. The government of the United Kingdom promises to raise the cap to $243 million (£250 million) for the Environment Agency on fining water companies that contribute to sewage pollution.

Plans announced by the new Environment Secretary to raise fines for water companies from £250,000 to up to £250 million have been welcomed by an…