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Work to repair damaged flood defence in Sprotbrough starts

Work to repair damaged flood defence in Sprotbrough starts

Monday, 08 August 2022

Works are expected to last approximately 8 weeks and will help reduce the risk of flooding to the local area once completed. ...

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Say 'hello' to the Lower Otter Restoration Project

Say 'hello' to the Lower Otter Restoration Project

Monday, 08 August 2022

Visitors to the area of the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP) can now have a virtual conversation to find out more about what is happening with t...

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Leicestershire anglers fined for illegal fishing trips

Leicestershire anglers fined for illegal fishing trips

Thursday, 04 August 2022

Two men from Leicestershire have been found guilty of fishing illegally on separate occasions this year....

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Join the South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Join the South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Thursday, 04 August 2022

An enthusiastic person with a knowledge of farming and land management is wanted to lend their experience to managing flood risk....

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Dunball Sluice to get 25 year life extension

Dunball Sluice to get 25 year life extension

Thursday, 04 August 2022

One of Somerset's most important tidal defence assets is being refurbished so it can continue protecting Bridgwater and the Somerset Levels and Moors....

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Stoke angler fined £461 for illegal fishing

Stoke angler fined £461 for illegal fishing

Thursday, 04 August 2022

The angler was fined for fishing without a licence and refusing to give his name and address details to Environment Agency enforcement officers....

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Action taken following dry conditions in Lincs and Northants

Action taken following dry conditions in Lincs and Northants

Monday, 01 August 2022

The Environment Agency is taking action following prolonged dry conditions in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire....

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Planning permission sought to create Moors at Arne

Planning permission sought to create Moors at Arne

Friday, 29 July 2022

Creating intertidal habitats are a step closer as ‘The Moors at Arne’ scheme seeks planning permission from Dorset Council....

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Help protect communities in the south east of England from flooding

Help protect communities in the south east of England from flooding

Thursday, 28 July 2022

Opportunity for independent volunteer on regional Flood Defence Committee....

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Environment Agency flood defences now talk back

Environment Agency flood defences now talk back

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Flood defences in Devon and Cornwall are becoming chattier than ever, engaging passersby in conversations about flood risk and plastic pollution....

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Environment Agency convenes National Drought Group

Environment Agency convenes National Drought Group

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Dry weather impacts expected to continue as key decision makers come together to discuss current situation....

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New report finds UK salmon stocks reaching crisis

New report finds UK salmon stocks reaching crisis

Monday, 25 July 2022

Wild Atlantic salmon stocks are reaching crisis point the Environment Agency (EA) has said today as the latest stock assessment report estimates they ...

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Leicestershire operator to pay penalty for illegal abstraction

Leicestershire operator to pay penalty for illegal abstraction

Monday, 25 July 2022

Variable Monetary Penalty of £15,992 imposed on JRM Hire and Leasing Limited....

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Environment Agency takes action due to dry weather in Yorkshire

Environment Agency takes action due to dry weather in Yorkshire

Thursday, 21 July 2022

The Environment Agency is taking action to protect wildlife and the environment while Yorkshire is experiencing prolonged dry weather. ...

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Salisbury River Park construction begins

Salisbury River Park construction begins

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

The project will better protect homes and businesses in the city from flooding along with making improvements to the environment....

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Don't pick a pike in the Broads this summer

Don't pick a pike in the Broads this summer

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

The Environment Agency is working with partners to urge the protection of pike in the Broads during the warm weather period....

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Action taken following dry conditions in Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex

Action taken following dry conditions in Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

The Environment Agency is taking action as parts of the region experience periods of prolonged dry weather....

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Action taken after dry weather in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire

Action taken after dry weather in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

The Environment Agency is taking action as parts of the region experience periods of prolonged dry weather....

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Norfolk man jailed for illegal waste operation

Norfolk man jailed for illegal waste operation

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

Colin Barnes given 6 month prison sentence and hit with a Criminal Behaviour Order for storing scrap cars and parts without a permit....

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Yorkshire Water fined £1.6M for sewage pollution

Yorkshire Water fined £1.6M for sewage pollution

Monday, 18 July 2022

Yorkshire Water has been fined £1,600,750 for polluting a Bradford watercourse in a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. It was also ordered...

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Extreme heat: Environment Agency calls on public to help protect fish

Extreme heat: Environment Agency calls on public to help protect fish

Monday, 18 July 2022

Environment Agency officers are on the ground protecting fisheries across England as temperatures soar....

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Exhibition of Beer's flood history to open in Devon

Exhibition of Beer's flood history to open in Devon

Monday, 18 July 2022

Lessons learned from historic flooding are to be shared with the current generation to urge them to act now and protect their own loved ones and prope...

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Proposed change to how Hinkley Point C stores radioactive waste

Proposed change to how Hinkley Point C stores radioactive waste

Monday, 18 July 2022

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on the way radioactive waste will be stored at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwate...

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Riverside Resource Recovery Facility, Belvedere Permit Variation

Riverside Resource Recovery Facility, Belvedere Permit Variation

Friday, 15 July 2022

Public Consultation is now open...

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Boost for North East wildlife charity as Newcastle haulier makes amends for environmental offence?

Boost for North East wildlife charity as Newcastle haulier makes amends for environmental offence?

Friday, 15 July 2022

A Newcastle based supplier and Haulier of quarried and recycled aggregates has agreed to pay £9,872 to Northumberland Wildlife Trust after it was foun...

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Yorkshire Water civil sanctions see wildlife charity get funding boost

Yorkshire Water civil sanctions see wildlife charity get funding boost

Thursday, 14 July 2022

Yorkshire Water has agreed to donate a total of £400,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after polluting two watercourses in separate incidents, following...

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Sutton Harbour is getting £3 million of repair and maintenance

Sutton Harbour is getting £3 million of repair and maintenance

Thursday, 14 July 2022

Plymouth’s lock gates need repairs to continue protecting hundreds of homes and businesses from flooding, and providing access to the marina and fish ...

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Water and sewerage company performance on pollution hits new low

Water and sewerage company performance on pollution hits new low

Thursday, 14 July 2022

Latest annual Environmental Performance Assessment shows environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies has declined. ...

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Environment Agency and partners warn Berkshire river users to stay safe in heatwave

Environment Agency and partners warn Berkshire river users to stay safe in heatwave

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

People warned that hazards around bridges and locks, dangerous flows and unexpectedly cold water can catch bathers off guard....

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Return to the unfrozen moment

Return to the unfrozen moment

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Emma Howard Boyd's final speech as Chair of the Environment Agency....

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