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Discharge of raw sewage lands firm in hot water

Discharge of raw sewage lands firm in hot water

Friday, 28 January 2022

Yorkshire Water has been fined £233,000 and ordered to pay £18,766.06 costs and £170 Victim Surcharge after it admitted to being responsible for a sew...

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North East charities benefit as stinky landfill operator pays £75,000 to make amends for Ryton blight

North East charities benefit as stinky landfill operator pays £75,000 to make amends for Ryton blight

Thursday, 27 January 2022

The operator of the former Path Head Quarry landfill near Ryton has agreed to pay £75,000 to local charitable causes after nuisance odours from its si...

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South West fisheries get a New Year boost

South West fisheries get a New Year boost

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Thousands of fish have found new homes in Cornwall and around the Plymouth area thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme....

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Southwold bathing waters classified as excellent and good

Southwold bathing waters classified as excellent and good

Friday, 21 January 2022

99% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing at over 400 designated sites carried out by the Environment Age...

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Work starts to prepare the Salisbury River Park site

Work starts to prepare the Salisbury River Park site

Friday, 21 January 2022

Initial work on the site of the Salisbury River Park project is due to start at the end of this month (January 2022)....

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Kingston boater fined for illegal moorings

Kingston boater fined for illegal moorings

Thursday, 20 January 2022

Barges 'posed danger' blocking river....

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Devon project showcases the future of our coasts

Devon project showcases the future of our coasts

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP) showcases schemes to adapt to climate change....

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2022: The Year of Climate Adaptation

2022: The Year of Climate Adaptation

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency to the Coastal Futures conference...

How to regulate better after Brexit: Think differently, speak softly and carry a bigger stick

How to regulate better after Brexit: Think differently, speak softly and carry a bigger stick

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan's speech at a Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum conference on future environmental ...

Multi million pound Teesside flood scheme is complete

Multi million pound Teesside flood scheme is complete

Thursday, 13 January 2022

A £4.8million Middlesbrough flood scheme that better protects around 500 homes and businesses is complete. ...

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£6.5 million flood defence scheme to protect properties in Stoke on Trent

£6.5 million flood defence scheme to protect properties in Stoke on Trent

Thursday, 13 January 2022

In March, the Environment Agency is starting work on a £6.5 million flood risk management scheme to reduce the risk of flooding for 350 homes and busi...

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Environment Agency Completes Emergency Flood Works in Cockermouth

Environment Agency Completes Emergency Flood Works in Cockermouth

Wednesday, 12 January 2022

Emergency flood works in Cockermouth are now complete...

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Environment Agency delivers major fisheries improvements funded by rod licence income

Environment Agency delivers major fisheries improvements funded by rod licence income

Wednesday, 12 January 2022

The Environment Agency has published its Annual Fisheries Report revealing that over 1 million licence sales in 2020/21 funded improvements to the env...

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The Environment Agency successfully prosecute director of Skip Company for handling waste illegally

The Environment Agency successfully prosecute director of Skip Company for handling waste illegally

Friday, 07 January 2022

The Environment Agency have prosecuted Mr Evran Connell, 54, of Kiln Lane, Healds Green, Chadderton, Oldham for failing to operate within an environme...

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Second consultation on Alton environmental permit variation

Second consultation on Alton environmental permit variation

Friday, 07 January 2022

Opportunity to comment on plans for an incinerator in Hampshire...

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New Year resolution to safeguard the future of native crayfish

New Year resolution to safeguard the future of native crayfish

Friday, 31 December 2021

Partners have joined forces to help safeguard the future of the native white-clawed crayfish to ensure 2022 isn’t their final year in Northumberland's...

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Spectators at Matlock’s raft event urged to spare a thought for the environment

Spectators at Matlock’s raft event urged to spare a thought for the environment

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

This year’s Matlock Bath Boxing Day raft event is looking likely to go ahead, dependent on government guidelines....

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Fishing without a licence costs two Staffordshire men over £1,200

Fishing without a licence costs two Staffordshire men over £1,200

Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Day’s fishing trip results in penalty of £1,238 for angling duo....

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Devon and Cornwall fisheries to get a Christmas and New Year boost

Devon and Cornwall fisheries to get a Christmas and New Year boost

Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Thousands of fish have found new homes just in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme....

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Restored floodplain habitat helps rare/endangered species thrive

Restored floodplain habitat helps rare/endangered species thrive

Monday, 20 December 2021

New life will be breathed into rare, lost floodplain habitats near Grantham....

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A Christmas stocking for East Anglian rivers

A Christmas stocking for East Anglian rivers

Monday, 20 December 2021

Rivers and fisheries in Norfolk and Bedfordshire have received an early Christmas present of 17,400 fish being released as part of a yearly stocking p...

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Bolton company who put community at risk from rats and fire are prosecuted by the Environment Agency

Bolton company who put community at risk from rats and fire are prosecuted by the Environment Agency

Friday, 17 December 2021

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted the directors of SC Chadwicks and Sons Ltd for permit breaches at two waste sites....

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Pilot project aims to help safeguard native white clawed crayfish

Pilot project aims to help safeguard native white clawed crayfish

Thursday, 16 December 2021

Survey work has started as part of a new Environment Agency pilot to trace native and non-native crayfish in North East and Yorkshire rivers. ...

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Environment Agency encourages community sports clubs to become sustainable

Environment Agency encourages community sports clubs to become sustainable

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Environment Agency guidance encouraging people to kick plastics out of sport takes another step forward with the release of advice for community-drive...

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Boats put River Thames traffic at risk

Boats put River Thames traffic at risk

Monday, 13 December 2021

Double barge-owner convicted for illegal moorings....

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Environment Agency celebrates planting over 80,000 trees in Cumbria

Environment Agency celebrates planting over 80,000 trees in Cumbria

Thursday, 09 December 2021

Environment Agency projects have seen 80,000 trees planted across Cumbria in last 12 years...

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12 ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the earth!

12 ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the earth!

Thursday, 09 December 2021

As you start to plan your festivities and you purchase your Christmas food and gifts. There are some simple steps we can take to make Christmas more s...

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Somerset supplier to national supermarkets fined for polluting watercourse

Somerset supplier to national supermarkets fined for polluting watercourse

Wednesday, 08 December 2021

Somerset farm business Alvis Brothers Ltd, of Lye Cross Farm, Redhill, has been ordered to pay £37,184 for polluting a tributary of the Congresbury Ye...

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Severn Trent Water fined £1.5 million for sewage discharges

Severn Trent Water fined £1.5 million for sewage discharges

Wednesday, 08 December 2021

Environment Agency successfully prosecutes Severn Trent Water for sewage discharges....

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Environment Agency helps industry reduce carbon emissions to fight climate emergency

Environment Agency helps industry reduce carbon emissions to fight climate emergency

Tuesday, 07 December 2021

Climate Change Agreements scheme delivers reduction in emissions of 6.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent during 2019 and 2020...

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