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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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Environment Agency sets out roadmap for more flood and climate resilient nation

Environment Agency sets out roadmap for more flood and climate resilient nation

Tuesday, 07 June 2022

The FCERM Strategy Roadmap builds on existing progress and sets out how we can be better prepared for the unavoidable impacts of climate change....

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When the levee breaks: climate change and the limits of flood protection

When the levee breaks: climate change and the limits of flood protection

Tuesday, 07 June 2022

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, 7 June, Flood & Coast Conference 2022, Telford ...

Celebrate World Ocean Day with local school children

Celebrate World Ocean Day with local school children

Tuesday, 07 June 2022

Over 100 Hampshire school children have been invited to a ‘kids’ conference’ at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to mark World Ocean Day on Wednesday 8 J...

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Anglian Water fined £300,000 after pollution killed 5,000 fish

Anglian Water fined £300,000 after pollution killed 5,000 fish

Wednesday, 01 June 2022

Pollution from a water pumping station caused the death of over 5,000 fish in an Essex river....

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Environment Agency prosecutes Worcestershire farm company for polluting local watercourse

Environment Agency prosecutes Worcestershire farm company for polluting local watercourse

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Company fined £120,000 plus costs of £28,125.19....

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Tamar salmon tagged to provide vital data on health of fish stocks

Tamar salmon tagged to provide vital data on health of fish stocks

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

The Environment Agency has completed the mammoth task of tagging more than 4,000 juvenile salmon smolts (juveniles) before they leave the River Tamar ...

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Courts hand out hefty fine to angler fishing without a licence on Lake Windermere

Courts hand out hefty fine to angler fishing without a licence on Lake Windermere

Thursday, 26 May 2022

An Accrington man who was caught illegally fishing by the Environment Agency on Lake Windermere has been heavily fined by the courts....

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New volunteers needed for English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

New volunteers needed for English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

The Environment Agency is looking for two new volunteers to join the English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (ESW RFCC)....

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More than 30 companies fined as part of efforts to reduce emissions

More than 30 companies fined as part of efforts to reduce emissions

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Fines have been issued for breaches of climate change schemes which are in place to help ensure the UK reaches its target of net zero emissions by 205...

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Flood barrier installation work set to begin this summer

Flood barrier installation work set to begin this summer

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

A Norfolk village road will be closed for a number of weeks this summer as the base for a new temporary flood barrier is installed....

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Fines for Merseyside anglers caught fishing illegally

Fines for Merseyside anglers caught fishing illegally

Friday, 20 May 2022

Three anglers fishing without a licence in Merseyside caught more than they bargained for with fines running into hundreds of pounds....

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Ground breaking natural flood risk management scheme in Leeds now complete

Ground breaking natural flood risk management scheme in Leeds now complete

Friday, 20 May 2022

An innovative Natural Flood Management project based at the Brownlee Triathlon Centre in Leeds has been completed. The first of its kind in the countr...

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Stranded fish rescued in Northumberland

Stranded fish rescued in Northumberland

Thursday, 19 May 2022

The Environment Agency has rescued more than 1,300 fish as a Northumberland river naturally changed course following heavy rainfall, leaving the fish ...

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Rod licence income benefits fisheries in Devon and Cornwall

Rod licence income benefits fisheries in Devon and Cornwall

Thursday, 19 May 2022

The Environment Agency’s Fisheries Improvement Programme has seen £25,853 of rod licence income invested in Devon and Cornwall projects over the last ...

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South East anglers hook benefits from Fisheries Improvement Fund

South East anglers hook benefits from Fisheries Improvement Fund

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

The Environment Agency Fisheries Improvement Programme has invested £3.5 million to fund over 100 projects to enhance England's fisheries. ...

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North Yorkshire project brings water quality boost to River Wiske

North Yorkshire project brings water quality boost to River Wiske

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

The Environment Agency and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have worked together on the 'Wild Wiske Revival: Clean and Green' project over the last three year...

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Protecting wildlife during Salisbury River Park construction

Protecting wildlife during Salisbury River Park construction

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Preliminary works for the Salisbury River Park project are now complete....

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Community invited to Matlock drop in event about flood protection work

Community invited to Matlock drop in event about flood protection work

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Community drop-in event in Matlock on 19 May for local people to find out more about work to restore flood protection....

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Rod licence income benefits fisheries in Wessex

Rod licence income benefits fisheries in Wessex

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

The funding has helped to enhance fisheries, boost fish stocks and make improvements for anglers, angling facilities and the environment....

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Environment Agency launches consultation on facility in Horsham

Environment Agency launches consultation on facility in Horsham

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

The Environment Agency issues a permit variation to add mechanical sorting and an energy recovery facility to an existing site in Horsham. ...

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Have your say on the future of sea net fishing

Have your say on the future of sea net fishing

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

People are asked to share their views in a month-long Environment Agency consultation about protecting salmon and sea trout in Yorkshire and the North...

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Bathing water season begins in Devon and Cornwall

Bathing water season begins in Devon and Cornwall

Monday, 16 May 2022

The Environment Agency is monitoring 149 bathing water sites across Devon and Cornwall until 30 September....

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Bathing water season begins for 2022

Bathing water season begins for 2022

Saturday, 14 May 2022

The bathing water season started today (15 May) with the Environment Agency carrying out regular testing of water quality at designated bathing sites....

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£3.5 million boost to improve England’s fisheries

£3.5 million boost to improve England’s fisheries

Friday, 13 May 2022

Fisheries Improvement Fund (FIP) invests £3.5 million to benefit fisheries and anglers across England ...

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