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School children take part in tree planting to help improve the environment

School children take part in tree planting to help improve the environment

Thursday, 07 July 2022

Local school children in Egremont have planted roughly 200 trees to help increase biodiversity in the area and reduce anti- social behaviour....

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Leicestershire farmer pays over £15,000 for illegally discharging silage effluent

Leicestershire farmer pays over £15,000 for illegally discharging silage effluent

Thursday, 07 July 2022

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Leicestershire farmer for illegally discharging silage effluent into a brook causing the death of...

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Man arrested and illegal fishing net seized at Newbiggin by the Sea

Man arrested and illegal fishing net seized at Newbiggin by the Sea

Tuesday, 05 July 2022

Fisheries Enforcement Officers from the Environment Agency arrested one man on suspicion of poaching sea trout at Newbiggin by the Sea....

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Finance, resilience, net zero and nature

Finance, resilience, net zero and nature

Monday, 04 July 2022

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency and interim Chair of the Green Finance Institute | UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment Ann...

Construction continues on Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme, with work scheduled to start at two more locations over the coming weeks

Construction continues on Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme, with work scheduled to start at two more locations over the coming weeks

Monday, 04 July 2022

Work starts on two new locations on multi-million-pound flood scheme...

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Second community drop in event to be held in Matlock

Second community drop in event to be held in Matlock

Monday, 04 July 2022

Event will provide an opportunity for locals to find out about work to restore flood protection, the construction programme and its impact on the town...

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Environment Agency calls on sports industry to support Plastic Free July

Environment Agency calls on sports industry to support Plastic Free July

Thursday, 30 June 2022

The sports sector is being invited to mark Plastic Free July (1 to 31 July) with a ‘kick plastic out of sport’ social media campaign....

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Somerset farmer fined second time for polluting Frome watercourse

Somerset farmer fined second time for polluting Frome watercourse

Thursday, 30 June 2022

Frome farmer Michael Aylesbury, a director of Cross Keys Farms Ltd, has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 for polluting the River Frome, Frome, So...

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If this city could talk: Improving flood resilience in Newcastle

If this city could talk: Improving flood resilience in Newcastle

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

The Environment Agency and Newcastle City Council have launched a pilot to give residents and visitors to Newcastle the chance to boost their flood re...

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Help shape the future coastal defences at Yaverland and Shanklin

Help shape the future coastal defences at Yaverland and Shanklin

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Residents and visitors on the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to share their views on the coastal frontages at Shanklin and Yaverland. ...

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Dairy Crest given record fine for Davidstow environmental offences

Dairy Crest given record fine for Davidstow environmental offences

Thursday, 23 June 2022

The maker of popular brands like Cathedral City and others has been fined £1.5 million - the largest fine ever awarded for an Environment Agency conv...

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Children design ‘healthy rivers’ posters for Colwick fish pass

Children design ‘healthy rivers’ posters for Colwick fish pass

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Schoolchildren design posters for inclusion on banners to go on show at the construction site of the country’s largest fish pass....

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Dorset chalk stream benefits from Environment Agency funding

Dorset chalk stream benefits from Environment Agency funding

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

The Environment Agency has funded a successful project to improve water quality and fish habitat in the Devils Brook, an important chalk stream in Dor...

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Environment Agency prosecutes Leicester men for angling offences

Environment Agency prosecutes Leicester men for angling offences

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

The cases for the 2 men were heard at Northampton magistrates on 8 June 2022....

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Environment Agency rescues stranded fish during dry weather

Environment Agency rescues stranded fish during dry weather

Friday, 17 June 2022

Officers have been at sites along the Rivers Teme and Redlake following reports of low water levels and fish being stranded in pools....

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2,000 properties in York now better protected with Foss Barrier upgrade and new flood defences

2,000 properties in York now better protected with Foss Barrier upgrade and new flood defences

Friday, 17 June 2022

A £38 million Environment Agency scheme to upgrade the Foss Barrier in York has been officially opened....

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New website launched to capture Severn Valley flood data

New website launched to capture Severn Valley flood data

Friday, 17 June 2022

The Environment Agency has launched a new crowd reporter website to enable Severn Valley residents to share details of flooding in their communities....

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Fungal infection likely cause of Northumberland fish deaths

Fungal infection likely cause of Northumberland fish deaths

Friday, 17 June 2022

Environment Agency experts investigating reports of fish deaths in a Northumberland river believe a natural fungal infection to be the cause....

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Burton upon Trent flood defence work completes £30 million investment

Burton upon Trent flood defence work completes £30 million investment

Thursday, 16 June 2022

The Environment Agency has completed additional flood defence work in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, to alleviate issues around the A38 at Branston...

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Ground investigation works start in Tadcaster for flood defences

Ground investigation works start in Tadcaster for flood defences

Thursday, 16 June 2022

Ground investigations have started in Tadcaster to help develop a flood defence scheme to better protect homes from the risk of flooding....

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Anglers welcomed back to river fishing as the Close Season ends

Anglers welcomed back to river fishing as the Close Season ends

Thursday, 16 June 2022

The Environment Agency welcomes anglers back to rivers across England today, Thursday 16th June, as the close season for coarse fishing comes to an en...

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Historic wall at Lydney Harbour revealed as part of restoration work

Historic wall at Lydney Harbour revealed as part of restoration work

Monday, 13 June 2022

A 200 year old harbour wall dating back to the industrial revolution has been unearthed at Lydney Harbour on the Severn Estuary....

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Planning permission granted for footpath improvement work on lower Otter valley

Planning permission granted for footpath improvement work on lower Otter valley

Thursday, 09 June 2022

Work to raise the height of a popular public footpath west of the Lower Otter Restoration Project site is due to begin in August 2022....

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Environment Agency boosts water quality monitoring to help tackle pollution on the River Wye

Environment Agency boosts water quality monitoring to help tackle pollution on the River Wye

Thursday, 09 June 2022

Citizen science data helps inform plans to tackle pollution on the River Wye...

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Matlock Bridge to close to allow preparations for essential flood prevention work

Matlock Bridge to close to allow preparations for essential flood prevention work

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Historic bridge closed to all traffic from Monday 13 June until early August....

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Changes to Flood Warning Service for homes and properties along the River Beult

Changes to Flood Warning Service for homes and properties along the River Beult

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Environment Agency launches a new free Flood Warning Service for properties in Headcorn....

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Environment Agency warns Thames users to stay safe on the river this summer

Environment Agency warns Thames users to stay safe on the river this summer

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Rivers offer fun and relaxation but can contain hazards, especially around structures and after heavy rain....

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Working together to prepare for climate shocks

Working together to prepare for climate shocks

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Speech by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, 8 June 2022, at the Flood & Coast Conference in Telford ...

Serious business: why our environment is the ultimate investment

Serious business: why our environment is the ultimate investment

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, Association of British Insurers, 8 June 2022 ...

New tool to drive restoration of historic native oyster reefs

New tool to drive restoration of historic native oyster reefs

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

A new tool to help increase the native oyster population around the English coast has been launched, the Environment Agency announced today....

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