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Exmouth tidal defence test a great success

Exmouth tidal defence test a great success

Monday, 15 November 2021

The Environment Agency was joined by East Devon District Council and local volunteers to test the procedure for closing the flood gates....

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Brothers sentenced over vehicles stored at illegal waste site

Brothers sentenced over vehicles stored at illegal waste site

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Rickman brothers failed to remove end of life vehicles from scrap yard operating without a permit....

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EA habitat creation and flood scheme leading the way on new ‘Global Standard’ for nature based solutions

EA habitat creation and flood scheme leading the way on new ‘Global Standard’ for nature based solutions

Wednesday, 10 November 2021

Medmerry managed realignment project successfully pilots the IUCN's new Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions...

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Environment Agency completes £3 million upgrade to reservoir flood mapping

Environment Agency completes £3 million upgrade to reservoir flood mapping

Tuesday, 09 November 2021

New upgraded flood maps for all reservoirs in England provide a more accurate picture of flood risk...

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Somerset farmer fined for second time for polluting watercourse

Somerset farmer fined for second time for polluting watercourse

Tuesday, 09 November 2021

Stoke St Gregory farmer Ben Hembrow has been ordered to pay £11,000 for polluting a watercourse with slurry in 3 separate incidents for the second tim...

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Norfolk man given suspended jail term for illegal waste operation

Norfolk man given suspended jail term for illegal waste operation

Tuesday, 09 November 2021

A Dereham garage proprietor has received a suspended prison sentence for storing waste illegally, despite repeated warnings from the Environment Agenc...

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Boston Barrier to close against high tides for the first time

Boston Barrier to close against high tides for the first time

Monday, 08 November 2021

The Boston Barrier is scheduled to close on 7 November in response to forecast high tides, the Environment Agency has announced....

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Newhaven flood barrier success

Newhaven flood barrier success

Monday, 08 November 2021

Successful first trial run of unique temporary flood barrier across Newhaven railway. ...

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Device installed to track bats at a Suffolk pumping station

Device installed to track bats at a Suffolk pumping station

Friday, 05 November 2021

The Environment Agency worked with the Norwich Bat Group to install a wildlife receiver station at Benacre Pumping Station....

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Restoration Handbooks published to give best practice  advice on creating new estuarine and coastal habitats

Restoration Handbooks published to give best practice advice on creating new estuarine and coastal habitats

Friday, 05 November 2021

Three new environmental handbooks set out best practice for coastal restoration projects....

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Environmental scientists and experts investigate Teesside crab deaths

Environmental scientists and experts investigate Teesside crab deaths

Friday, 05 November 2021

Environmental organisations have joined forces to investigate why thousands of dead crabs and lobsters have washed up along the North East coast....

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Fifth anniversary of the Calderdale Flood Action Plan

Fifth anniversary of the Calderdale Flood Action Plan

Thursday, 04 November 2021

The Calderdale Flood Action Plan is five years old this month and to acknowledge this important milestone, the Environment Agency, Calderdale Council ...

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Gloucester man ordered to pay almost £11,000 for fishing for eels illegally

Gloucester man ordered to pay almost £11,000 for fishing for eels illegally

Thursday, 04 November 2021

A Gloucestershire fisherman who lured valuable elvers into his illegally-placed fishing net instead caught a 5-figure legal bill....

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Shipston on Stour residents harness power of nature to increase the town’s flood resilience

Shipston on Stour residents harness power of nature to increase the town’s flood resilience

Thursday, 04 November 2021

Community group hailed as best practice example of using Natural Flood Management techniques to reduce flood risk....

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Northwich flood defences put to the test ahead of winter

Northwich flood defences put to the test ahead of winter

Thursday, 04 November 2021

The Environment Agency in the North West is preparing for winter with a series of training exercises to make sure they are ready to respond to flood i...

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Bonfires are not an excuse to burn household rubbish

Bonfires are not an excuse to burn household rubbish

Monday, 01 November 2021

Only clean, non-commercial waste should be burned like paper, untreated wood and cardboard....

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Flooding risk continues into the weekend

Flooding risk continues into the weekend

Friday, 29 October 2021

Flood warnings and alerts are in place in large parts of the north, southwest and southern England...

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Environment Agency Enforcement Undertaking benefits coalfield charity by £30,000

Environment Agency Enforcement Undertaking benefits coalfield charity by £30,000

Wednesday, 27 October 2021

Land Trust charity benefits by £30,000 to improve environment....

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Consultation on draft River Basin & Flood Risk Management Plans opens

Consultation on draft River Basin & Flood Risk Management Plans opens

Friday, 22 October 2021

Businesses, charities, local authorities and general public among those encouraged to have their say on draft plans to improve England’s rivers and fo...

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The role of women in managing climate change

The role of women in managing climate change

Friday, 22 October 2021

Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, speaks at The Energy Law Institute’s Annual Clifford Chance Lecture ...

Flood risk reduced for South Ferriby

Flood risk reduced for South Ferriby

Thursday, 21 October 2021

Risk reduced for 150 properties, 3,000 hectares, and vital infrastructure....

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Environment Agency encourages Sikh community to reduce plastic waste

Environment Agency encourages Sikh community to reduce plastic waste

Thursday, 21 October 2021

Sikh festivals are at the heart of a diversity project encouraging sustainable behaviour changes during faith-based celebrations....

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Thames Barrier closed for 200th time

Thames Barrier closed for 200th time

Thursday, 21 October 2021

Barrier being closed to protect London from a high tide as a result of low pressure and northerly winds coinciding with spring tides...

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New report: regulation helping protect against climate change

New report: regulation helping protect against climate change

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

High rate of regulatory performance in England is helping fight climate change impacts, but more must be done to secure a healthy environment, says EA...

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New thermal kit to improve fisheries enforcement in Devon and Cornwall

New thermal kit to improve fisheries enforcement in Devon and Cornwall

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

The Environment Agency has purchased a thermal imaging camera for use in fisheries enforcement patrols across Devon and Cornwall....

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Lack of water presents ‘existential’ threat, says Environment Agency Chief

Lack of water presents ‘existential’ threat, says Environment Agency Chief

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Sir James Bevan sets out hopes of keeping the 1.5°C target alive at COP26, but warns whatever is agreed the damage from climate change will be felt fo...

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Drought risk in the Anthropocene: from the Jaws of Death to the Waters of Life

Drought risk in the Anthropocene: from the Jaws of Death to the Waters of Life

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, at a Royal Society Conference, 19 October 2021....

New strategy launched to protect chalk streams

New strategy launched to protect chalk streams

Friday, 15 October 2021

The Environment Agency has today welcomed a new chalk stream strategy to protect ‘England’s rainforests’...

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Chalk stream strategy launched to protect ‘England’s rainforests’

Chalk stream strategy launched to protect ‘England’s rainforests’

Friday, 15 October 2021

The Environment Agency has today welcomed a new strategy launched to protect England’s chalk streams....

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New chalk streams strategy launched to protect ‘England’s rain forests’

New chalk streams strategy launched to protect ‘England’s rain forests’

Friday, 15 October 2021

A new chalk stream strategy, published today by Catchment Based Approach’s (CaBA) Chalk Stream Restoration Group (CSRG), sets the future direction nee...

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