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£600,000 payment to Trent Rivers Trust following pollution

£600,000 payment to Trent Rivers Trust following pollution

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

The payment follows the Environment Agency's investigation into a Severn Trent Water pollution of a Leicestershire brook....

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Teamwork will help more Somerset and Dorset bathing waters

Teamwork will help more Somerset and Dorset bathing waters

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Four in five beaches meet minimum standard for bathing water in part of the South West – but group effort is needed to root out all sources of deterio...

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Bathing water hits minimum standard for 98% of Devon and Cornwall

Bathing water hits minimum standard for 98% of Devon and Cornwall

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Nearly every one of Devon and Cornwall’s 155 monitored bathing waters meets the minimum standards for bathing water quality. ...

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Waste boss fined for 'revenge' dumping over unpaid invoice

Waste boss fined for 'revenge' dumping over unpaid invoice

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Timothy Burcham was owed £6,000 for waste removed from a mobile home park in Paignton. But the company that owned it went into administration before p...

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92% of English bathing waters meet water quality standards

92% of English bathing waters meet water quality standards

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Further action is needed to improve bathing water quality...

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EA partnerships drive £22.5m licence income further to enhance fisheries and promote angling

EA partnerships drive £22.5m licence income further to enhance fisheries and promote angling

Friday, 22 November 2024

The Environment Agency worked with over 500 partners and thousands of volunteers to enhance fisheries and promote angling. ...

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Spark Properties has a dark day in court

Spark Properties has a dark day in court

Friday, 22 November 2024

Wallington-based company fined £30,000, at Croydon magistrates' court for failing to clear site they owned of waste following numerous warnings....

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Farmer fined for failing to finish alternative to conviction

Farmer fined for failing to finish alternative to conviction

Thursday, 21 November 2024

After pollution was discovered by an agency officer out walking his dog, the farmer paid charity but didn't deliver on promise to build extra slurry s...

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Illegal waste to be removed from Kent beauty spot

Illegal waste to be removed from Kent beauty spot

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Hunt for criminals behind vast waste site continues...

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Consultation on permit application for Rathlin Energy opens

Consultation on permit application for Rathlin Energy opens

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

The Environment Agency has opened a consultation on a permit variation application from Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited in East Yorkshire. ...

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South West Water admit five offences in Plymouth and Polperro

South West Water admit five offences in Plymouth and Polperro

Thursday, 14 November 2024

Charges relate to illegal discharges and breach of environmental permit. Case adjourned for sentencing at a later date....

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Native crayfish rescues take place in Northumberland

Native crayfish rescues take place in Northumberland

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

The Environment Agency is working with partners to secure the future of the internationally important population in the River Wansbeck....

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Investigation into dumped waste trailers in East Midlands

Investigation into dumped waste trailers in East Midlands

Tuesday, 12 November 2024

The Environment Agency is appealing for information on a series of incidents involving the dumping of trailers packed with shredded or baled waste....

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Environment Agency launches waste charges consultation

Environment Agency launches waste charges consultation

Monday, 11 November 2024

Environment Agency seeks views on proposals to introduce new and update existing waste charges...

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Wessex Water fined £500,000 for sewage killing thousands of fish

Wessex Water fined £500,000 for sewage killing thousands of fish

Monday, 11 November 2024

A sewage pumping station failure killed over 2,000 fish in Melksham, with sewage from a burst rising main also killing fish near Weston-super-Mare....

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Northwich flood defences tested ahead of winter

Northwich flood defences tested ahead of winter

Friday, 08 November 2024

Flood defence test: The Environment Agency's £7m Northwich Flood Risk Management Scheme will be put to the test in exercise next week. ...

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Country’s largest fish pass officially opened in Nottinghamshire

Country’s largest fish pass officially opened in Nottinghamshire

Friday, 08 November 2024

The Colwick Fish Pass has been officially opened by Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency....

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Water company inspections surge in South West

Water company inspections surge in South West

Friday, 08 November 2024

Nearly 500 inspections of water company assets have happened in South West. Inspection teams continue to grow, focused on checks, enforcement, and reg...

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Public exhibitions for Hurst Spit to Lymington

Public exhibitions for Hurst Spit to Lymington

Wednesday, 06 November 2024

The Environment Agency & partners are encouraging people to visit public exhibitions sharing draft proposals for the coastline between Hurst Spit and ...

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C.P. Button Ltd pay charity after twice polluting the River Allen

C.P. Button Ltd pay charity after twice polluting the River Allen

Tuesday, 05 November 2024

Thanks to our investigation, the money will go to the Westcountry Rivers Trust to improve migratory fish habitats. ...

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Company prosecuted for failing to complete reservoir safety works

Company prosecuted for failing to complete reservoir safety works

Monday, 04 November 2024

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Midlands company for failing to complete safety works on a Lancashire reservoir....

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EA re opens initial consultation for Swadlincote incinerator

EA re opens initial consultation for Swadlincote incinerator

Monday, 04 November 2024

On 1 November 2024 the Environment Agency re-opened the initial consultation into an environmental permit application for an incinerator near Swadlinc...

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St Austell angler fined for not having a rod licence

St Austell angler fined for not having a rod licence

Monday, 04 November 2024

It would have been cheaper for an angler to have bought a rod licence after he was caught and fined. ...

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Don't burn a hole in your pocket with a fine this Bonfire Night

Don't burn a hole in your pocket with a fine this Bonfire Night

Thursday, 31 October 2024

Burning household waste can cause pollution, harm people, wildlife and the environment and could lead to a fine of up to £50,000. ...

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What the Great Gale of 1824 taught us about extreme weather

What the Great Gale of 1824 taught us about extreme weather

Thursday, 31 October 2024

November is the 200th anniversary of the Great Gale of 1824. It killed nearly 100 people and destroyed villages along the south coast of England. ...

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Worcestershire brook pollution brings prosecution of 2 companies

Worcestershire brook pollution brings prosecution of 2 companies

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

The companies have been ordered to pay fines and costs in excess of £90,000 for causing trade effluent to pollute 3 kilometres of a Worcestershire bro...

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Unregistered boats on River Thames: fines and costs total £18,000

Unregistered boats on River Thames: fines and costs total £18,000

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Clear warning to unregistered boat owners on the Thames as owners failed to register their boats despite warnings. More to face court in coming months...

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Leicester angler prosecuted for fishing offences

Leicester angler prosecuted for fishing offences

Monday, 28 October 2024

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Leicester angler who was caught fishing in the close season and without a licence on the River Soar in May thi...

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Cutting edge flooding programmes deliver big results for communities and environment

Cutting edge flooding programmes deliver big results for communities and environment

Monday, 28 October 2024

Environment Agency publishes mid-programme report for its £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes...

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Environment Agency opens up more fish habitats in New Forest

Environment Agency opens up more fish habitats in New Forest

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Sea trout and eels can now access more habitats in the New Forest after Environment Agency fits fish pass made from natural materials ...

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