Prosecutions fall despite rise in enforcement actions against environmental breaches in 2024

The EPA review of last year points to the need for increased focus on water, air and noise enforcement. File picture: Dan Linehan

Local authorities are getting better at clamping down on people and companies who breach environmental laws, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The environment watchdog says local authorities improved their environmental enforcement performance by 20% over the past three years, with 79% of the National Enforcement Priority (NEP) assessments meeting the required standard in 2024.