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More areas of country move into drought with dry weather set to continue

More areas of country move into drought with dry weather set to continue

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

National Drought Group steps up operational response and asks people to play their part in managing the drought and use water wisely...

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Completed fish pass in Suffolk’s chalk stream help fish to thrive

Completed fish pass in Suffolk’s chalk stream help fish to thrive

Monday, 14 July 2025

A new £1.2 million fish pass on the River Lark in Mildenhall improves migration for trout, eels, and coarse fish....

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Welsh Water must pay £36,000 for Herefordshire pollution incident

Welsh Water must pay £36,000 for Herefordshire pollution incident

Sunday, 13 July 2025

Environment Agency investigation into sewage treatment plant at Clehonger. Water company admits exceeding permitted levels of ammonia 7 times in a yea...

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North East man sentenced for illegal crayfish trapping

North East man sentenced for illegal crayfish trapping

Friday, 11 July 2025

A man has been sentenced for illegally fishing for crayfish in Northumberland, in a case brought by the Environment Agency. ...

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Update on Bradford on Avon flood alleviation scheme

Update on Bradford on Avon flood alleviation scheme

Thursday, 10 July 2025

The Environment Agency, Wiltshire Council and Bradford-on-Avon Town Council will focus on strengthening community-level flood resilience....

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Skip company to pay over £48,000 for operating illegal waste site

Skip company to pay over £48,000 for operating illegal waste site

Wednesday, 09 July 2025

A Birmingham skip hire company must pay financial penalties of more than £48,000 after the Environment Agency brought a prosecution for operating ille...

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Flood protection for more people in West Kent is step closer

Flood protection for more people in West Kent is step closer

Tuesday, 08 July 2025

Another major milestone has been reached at the Leigh Flood Storage Area (FSA) after new central gate is installed as part of works to increase its ca...

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Sweeper Hire and Hoses boss Philip Liley gets suspended sentence

Sweeper Hire and Hoses boss Philip Liley gets suspended sentence

Tuesday, 08 July 2025

Exeter man tried to hide tons of illegal waste kept on leased land by pushing it into the trees and spreading it across the ground....

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Angler fined for not putting back protected eel he caught

Angler fined for not putting back protected eel he caught

Monday, 07 July 2025

Penalty also covers not having a rod licence...

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Work to stop road to Romsey from flooding starts soon

Work to stop road to Romsey from flooding starts soon

Friday, 04 July 2025

A road with a history of flooding between Romsey and Stockbridge is being upgraded thanks to the Environment Agency and Hampshire County Council. ...

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Environment Agency completes £75m flood scheme in Essex

Environment Agency completes £75m flood scheme in Essex

Friday, 04 July 2025

The Environment Agency has completed a £75 million project to reduce the risk of flooding at Canvey Island in Essex....

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Waste company prosecuted for ignoring audit at Notts site

Waste company prosecuted for ignoring audit at Notts site

Thursday, 03 July 2025

A Midlands-based waste company and a partner in the business have been prosecuted for failing to comply with a demand for information about materials ...

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Under new management: Pevensey Bay scheme to protect community

Under new management: Pevensey Bay scheme to protect community

Tuesday, 01 July 2025

Responsibility for 8.5km of frontage returns to Environment Agency after 25 years with a plan to better protect 3,000 properties - eventually rising t...

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Consultation opens into County Durham incinerator application

Consultation opens into County Durham incinerator application

Thursday, 26 June 2025

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation into an environmental permit application from Fornax (North East) Ltd to operate an energy-from-was...

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Hinkley Point B power station: Have your say on permit changes

Hinkley Point B power station: Have your say on permit changes

Thursday, 26 June 2025

EDF Energy wants to change its existing radioactive substances environmental permit for the Hinkley Point B power station in Bridgwater, Somerset. ...

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Public consultation opens into Port Clarence Landfill

Public consultation opens into Port Clarence Landfill

Thursday, 26 June 2025

The Environment Agency has opened a public consultation relating to Augean North Ltd's revised environmental safety case. ...

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Environment Agency launches clean up operation at Hoad’s Wood

Environment Agency launches clean up operation at Hoad’s Wood

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Waste management experts drive first batches of harmful material away from nationally significant nature site ...

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Somerset pig farmer counts the cost of slurry pollution

Somerset pig farmer counts the cost of slurry pollution

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Pig slurry overflowed from the store, got into surface water drains and then the stream....

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David Mitchell convicted for covering road with potatoes and silt

David Mitchell convicted for covering road with potatoes and silt

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Huge loss of soil from potato field costs farmer over £40,000 for polluting river, with potatoes and silt escaping into the road....

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New study looks for ways to help River Itchen salmon reach sea

New study looks for ways to help River Itchen salmon reach sea

Monday, 23 June 2025

The Environment Agency and partners are looking for ways to improve fish passage past barriers and restore the lower River Itchen by Southampton....

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2 brothers and father pay over £50,000 in confiscation orders

2 brothers and father pay over £50,000 in confiscation orders

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

The Environment Agency has successfully secured confiscation orders for over £50,000 for storing illegal material on a site in Skegness, Lincolnshire....

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Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell visits Hampshire coast

Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell visits Hampshire coast

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

The visit included viewing key sites on the Hurst Spit to Lymington coastline and meeting local campaigners to discuss climate adaptation....

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England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action

England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action

Monday, 16 June 2025

England faces 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 – and a further 1 billion litre a day deficit for wider economy....

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Working in partnership to improve the River Mimram

Working in partnership to improve the River Mimram

Friday, 13 June 2025

Catchment based approach to improve a rare and precious chalk stream, Initiative to bring farmer and landowners together to benefit the Mimram....

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Yorkshire second region in England to move into drought status

Yorkshire second region in England to move into drought status

Thursday, 12 June 2025

Yorkshire has become the second region to enter drought status following the driest spring in 132 years....

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MVV Environmental gets permit for Canford energy from waste site

MVV Environmental gets permit for Canford energy from waste site

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Environmental permit sets out strict conditions on operation of the proposed site at Poole in Dorset...

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Officers start digging into hazardous waste soil crime

Officers start digging into hazardous waste soil crime

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Hauliers in Devon and Cornwall will be asked for more detail on how they deal with waste soils....

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Consultation launched into permit ‘minded to’ decision

Consultation launched into permit ‘minded to’ decision

Friday, 06 June 2025

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation into its ‘minded to’ decision to issue a permit to a Bury landfill....

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Environment Agency revokes Yorkshire waste site permit

Environment Agency revokes Yorkshire waste site permit

Thursday, 05 June 2025

The Environment Agency has served a notice to revoke the environmental permit for a waste site in West Yorkshire....

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National Drought Group meets after driest spring in 132 years

National Drought Group meets after driest spring in 132 years

Thursday, 05 June 2025

Expert group told England has now experienced driest March, April and May since 1893. ...

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