Environment Agency
January 2026
Environment Agency adds fresh fish to West Country waters
Powerful animated Cumbrian NFM film wins international prize
December 2025
Suspended prison sentence for rogue waste operator
Northumberland man sentenced for illegal waste dumping
Success for Environment Agency with illegal waste site probe
Rain helps West Country recover from prolonged dry weather
Cornwall man given suspended sentence for running illegal site
Successful crackdown on illegal waste carriers in East Anglia
Arrest made in connection to large-scale waste dumping incidents
Clearance work to begin at Kidlington waste dump
GE Vernova Hitachi’s BWRX-300 completes Generic Design Assessment
Yorkshire moves into drought recovery following recent rain
Have your say on South West Water upgrade request for St Mabyn
Seven boat registration reoffenders back in court for more fines
Latest science used to tackle drought as rainfall drives recovery
New milestone achieved on Stallingborough flood defences
Farmers urged to protect land from waste criminals this winter
Agencies discuss Kidlington clearance
November 2025
Multi-agency work to protect community and environment in Kidlington
Essex wetland project will reduce flooding and restore nature
Consultation on Yorkshire permit application opens
Planning application in for phase two of Preston flood scheme
Essential Somerset reservoirs upgraded to prevent flooding
Individual arrested in connection with Kidlington illegal waste dumping
Suspended sentences for illegal waste site boss and landlord
Second brother to hand back illegal waste profits
Better data, stronger enforcement and greater powers enable the Environment…
Rogue waste company fined £1 million for running illegal site
Major Northumberland river restoration project is complete
Agencies meet to progress investigation into dumping at Kidlington site
Cornwall scrapyard doctored documents over smelting emissions
Water efficiency must become national priority says EA
Yorkshire duo arrested in recycling fraud investigation
Multi partner action taken at skip company in Southport
Suspended jail terms for father and son who flouted waste rules
Report warns of widespread drought in 2026 without a wet winter
Congresbury reservoir turns village fear into award-winning work
New flood scheme launched in Great Shefford
Derbyshire firm to pay nearly £90,000 for breaking waste permit
Shropshire farmer to pay nearly £40,000 for slurry pollution
New 'talking signs' help Folkestone prepare for flash flooding
Environment Agency issues drought permit to Severn Trent Water
Lymington flood defences to be strengthened with repairs
October 2025
Drought likely to continue into 2026 due to record dry weather
Devon farmer jointly prosecuted over 'horror movie' conditions
Treasure Homes pays out over nursing home septic tank spills
Cornwall man must repay £72,500 for running illegal waste site
Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire urged to check flood risk
Environment Agency continues to call for urgent action as water company per…
Test for Northwich flood defences ahead of winter
Environment Agency issue six drought permits to Yorkshire Water
Organisations partner up to help get Midlands ‘flood ready’
Review published setting new course for mainstreaming property flood resili…
Scrutiny report about radioactive waste disposal is published
Hampshire and Isle of Wight homes get personal flood protection
Major work starts at Greatham Beck in Teesside
East Midlands urged to check flood risk despite drought
Revamped ratings to drive better water company performance
Flood Protection Restored Along the River Mersey
Construction of improved flood defences near Goole gets underway
Dad and son get suspended sentence for illegal scrapyard
Derbyshire man to pay £37,000 for illegally operating waste sites
West Midlands urged to check flood risk despite drought
New Truro tidal gates ready to swing into action
Manor Farm Dairy in Dorset fined for slurry polluting river
Public urged to get flood ready as Environment Agency launches Flood Action…
Drought declared in parts of Sussex by Environment Agency
East Sussex pair sentenced for part in baled waste dumping
Environment Agency issue 17 drought permits to Yorkshire Water
Gloucestershire farmer to pay over £7,000 for slurry pollution
Rescued crayfish released back into river
CoastCraft to inspire next generation of environmental champions to fight v…
September 2025
Clinton Rogers to headline Somerset Prepared event
Group fined £71,000 over huge waste piles in Suffolk
Children add creative touch to Cornwall school's flood defences
£10,000 fine after Lancashire illegal waste operations uncovered
Cumbrian rivers recognised in global environmental prize
£75,000 to be confiscated from Lincolnshire waste criminals
Drought expected to continue through autumn despite recent rain
Major flood risk management scheme completed in Bewdley
250ha of intertidal habitat created by embankment realignment
River restoration improves habitats in East Anglia
Drought permits issued to Yorkshire Water
Environment Agency minded to grant incinerator permit at Swadlincote
Rathlin Energy permit consultation extended
Skip hire boss ordered to pay back cash after waste crime
New Yealm seagrass meadow created from 'castaway' plants
Shingle to be sprayed onto Pevensey Bay for annual top-up
EA prosecutes father and son for assaulting fisheries officers
MP visits Littleborough Flood Scheme as construction continues
August 2025
Environment Agency highlighting flash flooding in Forest of Dean
Riley Foods Limited sentenced for illegal water pollution
Daily bathing water testing expands across Shropshire
Devon and Cornwall farmers need to cultivate and sow winter crops
Telford man fined £1,000 for failing to clear illegal waste site
Environment Agency issues Drought Permit to Yorkshire Water
Whitehaven man sentenced for illegal waste operations
'Secret Love’ on the Thames Gets Nearly £1800 Court Costs
Students build otter habitat out of recycled flood defence
Cornwall man given suspended prison sentence for running illegal waste oper…
Men guilty of waste crime in Norfolk
Sheffield firm pays £167,587.13 for dumping waste in Lincolnshire
Public consultation opens on Yorkshire oil and gas site
National Drought Group meets to address “nationally significant” water shor…
£15 million refurbishment on Boston's Grand Sluice begins
New summer surveys to try to identify cause of crayfish deaths
Don’t forget to have your say on decommissioning at Winfrith
Environment Agency’s one-of-a-kind electro boom boat goes fishing
Have you seen a tattooed fish in the River Lea?
Enhanced flood warning service live for Exeter and Exe Estuary
July 2025
Yorkshire Water fined for polluting watercourse
Students get exclusive preview of Salisbury River Park play area
Trio detained in recycling fraud investigation
New pathway for sustainable growth in England’s industrial hubs
Environment Agency urges farmers to start preparations for winter slurry st…
Consultation opens into Rathlin Energy permit draft decision
East Midlands Airport fined £892,500 for environmental pollution
Environment Agency warns of invasive pink salmon threat to UK fisheries
Two men prosecuted for dumping waste in village
Consultation opens on Angus Fire permit application
Flood warning service improved to better protect Lincolnshire
New survey shows just 27% of all waste crime incidents reported
New report finds systemic water company failure and underperformance
LAM-BOURN AGAIN! - Second chance for dozens of Berkshire fish
Villagers at flood risk in Pett receive new flood warning service
Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells receives new flood warning service
Environment Agency grants incinerator permit
Isle of Wight coastal defence schemes get new webpages
Eco eel pass to lead the way for species migration in Cumbria
West and East Midlands move into drought
Bridgwater school celebrates sustainable drainage project launch
More areas of country move into drought with dry weather set to continue
Completed fish pass in Suffolk’s chalk stream help fish to thrive
Welsh Water must pay £36,000 for Herefordshire pollution incident
North East man sentenced for illegal crayfish trapping
Update on Bradford-on-Avon flood alleviation scheme
Skip company to pay over £48,000 for operating illegal waste site
Flood protection for more people in West Kent is step closer
Sweeper Hire and Hoses boss Philip Liley gets suspended sentence
Angler fined for not putting back protected eel he caught
Work to stop road to Romsey from flooding starts soon
Environment Agency completes £75m flood scheme in Essex
Waste company prosecuted for ignoring audit at Notts site
Under new management: Pevensey Bay scheme to protect community
June 2025
Consultation opens into County Durham incinerator application
Hinkley Point B power station: Have your say on permit changes
Public consultation opens into Port Clarence Landfill
Environment Agency launches clean-up operation at Hoad’s Wood
Somerset pig farmer counts the cost of slurry pollution
David Mitchell convicted for covering road with potatoes and silt
New study looks for ways to help River Itchen salmon reach sea
2 brothers and father pay over £50,000 in confiscation orders
Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell visits Hampshire coast
England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent …
Working in partnership to improve the River Mimram
Yorkshire second region in England to move into drought status
MVV Environmental gets permit for Canford energy from waste site
Officers start digging into hazardous waste soil crime
Consultation launched into permit ‘minded to’ decision
Environment Agency revokes Yorkshire waste site permit
National Drought Group meets after driest spring in 132 years
Government funds scheme to tackle on-farm drought risk
'Farming the Flood' shows Dartmoor farmers adapting to nature
Pilot restocking project boosts rare glass eels in the Kennet
Winfrith nuclear site: Have your say on decommissioning permits
Quiz the water experts about Taunton's bathing water quality
May 2025
Yorkshire Water fined after pumping station sewage incident
Drought declared in north-west of England
River Gade returns to its natural course through Gadebridge Park
Public urged to report suspected waste crime as new heatmaps published
Next phase of Hull water project brings boost to wildlife
Leeds man arrested in recycling fraud investigation
Waste packaging company director pays high price in data fraud
Environment Agency secures over £526K in Proceeds of Crime case
Environment Agency scientists seek new ways to save mussel power
Somerset Prepared Community Resilience Awards - nominations open
West Country water lovers urged to lend a hand to bathing waters
Environment Agency starts sampling Devon and Cornwall's beaches
New bathing water season for Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Sussex
Bathing water season in England begins as applications re-open
Man given suspended jail term for illegal Lincolnshire waste site
Hertfordshire waste boss to pay £79,000 gained from illegal sites
£7m beach management scheme reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire
EA steps up dry weather prep after driest spring start since 1956
Consultation launched into incinerator permit draft decision
April 2025
Warning issued against unauthorised building work in Bassetlaw
Environment Agency clampdown on illegal use of cast nets
Site checks after suspension notice served
Company and director fined for burning waste on rural land
Dunball Sluice £9.7 million upgrade completed?
Appointments made to the Environment Agency Board
Consultation on recovering costs for water company enforcement
Spring uplift to Strand Quay in Rye in time for Easter
Final consultation opened on Canford incinerator proposals
Lustrum Beck project to boost wildlife and water quality begins
Environment Agency opens world of construction to young people
Rise in unlicensed wells and boreholes on West Country farms
Monitoring continues after disease threatens native species
Environment Agency secures proceeds of crime award for £313,382
Environment Agency grants permit for Whitestone landfill site
West Country creates sources of water in unlikeliest places
March 2025
Innovative drop in the ocean brings boost to the Tees
Environment Agency storm overflow spill data for 2024
Fisheries team takes action to protect endangered European eels
Solihull man prosecuted for failing to remove waste from land
Vital flood defence works on the River Rother due to start
Environment Agency and Oxford City Council unlock growth
North East Fisheries Officers start their close season patrols
South West Water legal challenge to reduce charges fails
Bridgwater Tidal Barrier sees arrival of giant construction barge
Countdown for the close season begins for East Anglian anglers
Countdown to the close season begins for South East anglers
Staffordshire woman prosecuted for not removing illegal waste
EA Chief Scientist sets out water monitoring vision
February 2025
Thousands of fish released to restock Cheshire river
Beach recycling underway to strengthen Norfolk flood protection
Environment Agency grants permit for Portland incinerator
Devon and Cornwall farmers called on to prevent run-off incidents
Ongoing crackdown hooks 6 unlicensed anglers
Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme designs to be put on show
Have your say on plans to reduce Guildford flood-risk
Milestone at Shoreham flood defence project
Thames river rage drama ends with huge fine
North East man jailed for running illegal waste site
River Tame stocked with thousands of fish
Working with nature to boost nation’s flood resilience: New evidence of nat…
Construction begins on £1million new fish pass at chalk stream
Suspended prison sentence for illegal waste activity
Further work planned on Lydney Harbour in Gloucestershire
Ilchester Estate pays nearly £28,000 for over abstracting water
Three men arrested in connection with Hoads Wood illegal waste dumping
Second consultation on Drax Power Limited permit variation opens
Weevil used to control floating pennywort in the Cam Washes
Guilty pleas secured from illegal waste site owners
Archaeological Discoveries on Display at York Explore
National Waste Crime Survey 2024-25 launched
January 2025
River Yare receives £282,000 for creation of floodplain wetlands
Jail terms for men who ran Kent waste warehouse
Farming company fined for breaching slurry spreading regulations
Yorkshire man ordered to clear illegal waste site
Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector
Community invited to find out about work to restore Lustrum Beck
Final permit consultation for Lower Hare Farm landfill, Devon
Woodland restoration boost after Teesside company civil sanction
Yorkshire company fined for polluting river with bleach
3 anglers to pay a total of £1,329 for fishing offences
Be on the lookout for Bristol Avon’s ‘blue-bellied’ barbel
East Midlands anglers fined over £600 for fishing illegally
Fine for Falmouth angler caught fishing without a rod licence
Shifting Shoreham shingle to reduce Lancing coastal flood risk
Over half a million fish produced in 2024 for national restocking
EA Chief Regulator launches fresh report into state of environmental regula…
Nottinghamshire man prosecuted for using illegal crayfish traps
Stafford fishing licence dodger prosecuted
Lancashire farming partnership fined for slurry pollution
More than 78,000 properties protected by Environment Agency during this mon…
Brooke Additives blames sacked employee for pollution
December 2024
Christmas crackdown continues on unregistered Thames boats
River Camel salmon better protected thanks to new rules
Angler-driven Citizen Science study on barbel stocking
Farmer receives suspended prison sentence for waste offences
Wetland restored and 55km of river opened at Billingham Beck
Environment Agency publishes major update to national flood and coastal ero…
Environment Agency casts its net out for fisheries improvement projects
A very Merry Fishmas for South East anglers
Work to reduce metal mine pollution complete in Upper Teesdale
Humber defences project reaches new milestone
Free netting services help fisheries catch potential problems
3 men prosecuted for illegal Derbyshire waste site
GE-Hitachi’s Small Modular Reactor completes first step of design assessmen…
Environment Agency extends consultation on Rathlin Energy
Saltmarsh fish survey shows positive results in Teesside
4 licence dodgers receive fines of £710 for fishing illegally
Turning the tide on saltmarsh loss in the River Dart
Illegal Eastchurch waste site remains closed
Tadcaster Flood Alleviation Scheme consultation gets underway
More than 35,000 properties protected during recent flooding
Change for the Ching with new partnership river action plan
3 licence dodgers land fines of £360 for fishing illegally
November 2024
Company fined after an explosion seriously injured two employees
Environment Agency issues Closure Notice to Walleys Quarry Ltd
£600,000 payment to Trent Rivers Trust following pollution
Teamwork will help more Somerset and Dorset bathing waters
Bathing water hits minimum standard for 98% of Devon and Cornwall
Waste boss fined for 'revenge' dumping over unpaid invoice
92% of English bathing waters meet water quality standards
EA partnerships drive £22.5m licence income further to enhance fisheries an…
Spark Properties has a dark day in court
Farmer fined for failing to finish alternative to conviction
Illegal waste to be removed from Kent beauty spot
Consultation on permit application for Rathlin Energy opens
South West Water admit five offences in Plymouth and Polperro
Native crayfish rescues take place in Northumberland
Investigation into dumped waste trailers in East Midlands
Environment Agency launches waste charges consultation
Wessex Water fined £500,000 for sewage killing thousands of fish
Northwich flood defences tested ahead of winter
Country’s largest fish pass officially opened in Nottinghamshire
Water company inspections surge in South West
Public exhibitions for Hurst Spit to Lymington
C.P. Button Ltd pay charity after twice polluting the River Allen
Company prosecuted for failing to complete reservoir safety works
EA re-opens initial consultation for Swadlincote incinerator
St Austell angler fined for not having a rod licence
October 2024
Don't burn a hole in your pocket with a fine this Bonfire Night
What the Great Gale of 1824 taught us about extreme weather
Worcestershire brook pollution brings prosecution of 2 companies
Unregistered boats on River Thames: fines and costs total £18,000
Leicester angler prosecuted for fishing offences
Cutting-edge flooding programmes deliver big results for communities and en…
Environment Agency opens up more fish habitats in New Forest
Farmer blames weather app after rain washes slurry down road
Severn Valley communities invited to learn about plans for area
Updated plans to protect Pevensey and Eastbourne from flooding
New gate installed at Leigh flood storage area
East Midlands one year on from Storm Babet
County Durham man sentenced for illegal waste dumping
Taw and Torridge Coaches fined for diesel leak into Taw estuary
Devon and Cornwall farmers urged to plan for heavier rainfall
Environment Agency works to preserve North East salmon stocks
National Drought Group discusses preparations for extreme weather
Angling brothers prosecuted for 3 counts of illegal fishing
Flux tower will see how much carbon gets stored in new saltmarsh
Public urged to prepare for floods after wettest 18 months on record
Scunthorpe angler pays for fishing in close season
Fines of £660 for Nottinghamshire anglers found fishing illegally
Man ordered to clear illegal waste site
More action needed to protect future water resources
Salmon stocks in England lowest on record
Inspiring ‘Unpave the Way Garden’ to be moved to Whitaker Park
More than 22,000 properties protected during recent flooding
Environment Agency gains injunction against Himley Environmental
AI signs for citizen science to be used at South West beaches
September 2024
Investigations into deaths of native species in Northumberland
Conviction for Unlawful Waste Disposal and Illegal Asbestos Site
Say 'hello' to Citizen Science in the North
World Rivers Day 2024: Removing fish barriers across South West
Rural Flood Resilience Partnership launched to help farmers and rural commu…
Rare “river jelly lichen” discovered in the River Sprint
Permit consultation for Portland incinerator reopens
New wetlands project brings boost for people and nature
Alfreton man pays £13,511 for obstructing EA officers
New flood risk management scheme for Worcester completed
Severn Trent pays £327,500 to wildlife trust after investigation
Celebrating Salisbury’s new River Park
Padiham’s Flood Risk Management Scheme to go ahead
Cornwall angler caught fishing without rod licence
Thornbury angler caught fishing without rod licence near Oxford
Canford Magna incinerator permit sought by MVV Environment Ltd
Planning permission granted for Kendal flood defence work
Kaug Refinery Services application for environmental permit
Illegal waste site in Surrey closed down by Environment Agency
2 prosecuted for running illegal waste tyre site
Firm and Director guilty of illegal catalytic converter trading
Environment Agency prepares for winter at flood awareness event
Birmingham company admits failing to clear 4,000 tonnes of waste
Calstock flood risk cut and new habitat created
Suspected Dorset waste crime site sparks multi-agency operation
August 2024
Completion of Lydd Ranges sea defence scheme
Environment Agency investigation sees three individuals convicted for dumpi…
Telford company makes £66,000 contribution to wildlife trust
Pulfin Causeway Repair Project
Environment Agency urges property and landowners to be vigilant in stopping…
West Midlands company gives £100,000 to Nature Recovery Project
The Water Vole has made Hull Road Park its new home
Tiverton company pays £24,000 for not complying with regulations
Chearsley Wetland – a thriving new habitat on River Thame
£12 million Cockett Wick seawall improvement scheme completed
Budweiser Budvar pays charity £414,000 for recycling failure
Swanton Lane site closed down by the Environment Agency
Reckitt Benckiser make charity payment for breach of Regulations
New Aquagreen reduces flood risk for hundreds east of Hulll
Environment Agency launches Flood Warning Service in Charnwood
New River Medway bridge constructed with low carbon materials
Pioneering project uses nature to reduce flood risk in Weardale
Report released into shingle ridge on West Norfolk coast
Farmer fined for obstructing Environment Agency officer
July 2024
Holtec International’s Small Modular Reactor completes first step of design…
New scheme to improve habitat quality in Norfolk chalk stream
Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor design completes second step of regulator…
Newquay farmer Salmon damages badger sett by dumping waste
Yorkshire man sentenced for operating illegal waste site
Man fined for failing to clear illegal waste site
Helping communities in Folkestone be prepared for flash flooding
Work starts on flood embankment near Raynesway, Derby
Public drop-in events on flooding being held in Bulwell
Tougher regulation as data shows water companies underperforming
Wellington farmer given suspended prison sentence
East Anglia benefits from Fisheries Improvement Fund
“Scrapping” illegal waste carriers in Sussex
11 anglers fined on Buckinghamshire-Berkshire border
The Environment Agency invests £225,000 into local angling
Three new wetlands created in Evenlode Valley
Environment Agency invests over £950k into local angling projects
Oxford flood alleviation scheme gets the go ahead
Environment Agency urges farmers to start preparations for winter slurry st…
New consultation on Lower Hare Farm landfill permit near Exeter
Environment Agency carries out flood safety exercise in Rugeley
Final consultation for Portland incinerator permit application
Devon man sentenced to 32 months for dumping waste on floodplain
Four anglers from Doncaster caught for fishing licence offences
West Midlands anglers fined over £1,500 for fishing illegally
10,000 properties in East Sussex better protected from flooding
Boaters told to pay River Thames registration fees or risk fine
East Midlands anglers fined almost £1,800 for fishing illegally
Public invited to comment on Sizewell C construction permits?
Anglian Water to pay £50,000 after Environment Agency prosecution
13 prosecuted for operating illegal Lincolnshire waste site
June 2024
Husband and wife sentenced for illegal waste operations
Anglers invited to return to English rivers
Restriction orders extended for Hoads Wood and Eastchurch
Welsh Water fined £90,000 for polluting River Wye near Hereford
Surrey golf club took money for illegal waste dumped on course
May 2024
Anglian Water Services Ltd convicted in Environment Agency case
Frome angler’s failure to buy rod licence costs him £349
Bridgwater angler forced to pay nearly £500 for no rod licence
New excavation unearths Roman taste for oysters
Next phase of work to reduce metal mine pollution due to start
RoboBird sent to protect Teignmouth’s bathing water
Pensioner fined for failing to remove waste near his home
Defendants that caused fires that raged for days are sentenced
New technology to help identify invasive species
Pair who ran illegal waste site in Bacup served prison sentence
Preston and South Ribble flood scheme wins award
Angler lands £443 fine after fishing illegally in Bedfordshire
Angler lands £443 fine after fishing illegally in Suffolk
Anglers fined over £3,000 after fishing illegally in Norfolk
Bathing season kicks off across England for 2024
County Durham man fined for illegal waste transportation
Waste Industry Placement Scheme relaunched to support knowledge sharing bet…
Community service for farmer's polluting dam of manure
Residents to hear Cumbrian plans to clean up metal pollution
County Durham man sentenced for illegal waste activity
£7m beach management reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire
The Thames Barrier – protecting London and the Thames Estuary for 40 years
Boaters in deep water for dodging fees on the River Thames
April 2024
High Court throws out appeal against River Thames conviction
National Drought Group meets after record wet October to March
South West Water in court for series of alleged offences
Anglers land penalties over £1,300 for fishing illegally
Man fined for fishing illegally fishing in Cornwall
Arrests made in Yorkshire raids as part of waste crime enquiry
Repairs to Darley Abbey flood bank in Derbyshire
Views sought on the future of the Upper Severn Valley
Three West Midlands anglers to pay £1,040 for illegal fishing
Large scale illegal waste crime in Staffordshire leads to prison
Somerset farmer fined after silage polluted Fivehead River
West Midlands anglers land combined penalties of £615
New national research project highlights Lincolnshire saltmarshes
New national research project to focus on Essex saltmarsh
Frome man fined for fishing without a rod licence
Manchester company fined over £870,000 for illegal waste exports
Public information event for Guildford Flood Alleviation Scheme
Judge rules against boat-owners flouting Thames mooring rules
Fairer charges scheme for regulating waste shipments comes into effect
March 2024
Wildlife friends bring new life to Hull’s urban dynamic drains
Checks target waste crime in landfill day of action
Five years of beaver activity reduces impact of flooding
Environment Agency publishes guidance on production of green hydrogen
Environment Agency raising flood risk awareness in Forest of Dean
Environment Agency publishes storm overflow spill data for 2023
Construction of the country’s largest fish pass completed
Whistleblowing portal launched in latest water company crackdown
Better flood protection planned for Isle of Wight
Final consultation on permit for Hemerdon tungsten mine
Thames 'mystery' boat-owner faces costs of nearly £1,400
Drop in sessions to be held on proposed Essex flood scheme
Going the extra mile: Environment Agency fleet awarded Earned Recognition s…
Anglers reminded of start of 2024 coarse fishing close season
Project to reconnect River Otter to its floodplain complete
Water company civil sanction sees money paid to charity
Helping Kent communities become more flood-resilient
Environment Agency officers saved life of trainer
Penzance businessman ordered to pay £54,900 for waste crimes
Work starts on new flood risk management scheme in Stoke-on-Trent
Environment Agency and Angling Trust extend partnership to improve fisherie…
£1m project to bring boost for wildlife and water quality starts
February 2024
Hazards of growing high-risk crops in south-west England
Environment Agency exploring options to reduce Birmingham floods
Waste firm to pay £68,500 for liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire
Helen Wakeham speech at World Water Tech Innovation Summit
West Midlands anglers land total penalties of over £1,500
Severn Trent Water fined £2 million for ‘reckless’ pollution
Alan Lovell: NFU Conference 2024 'Farming and the Environment: the Regulato…
Northumberland man sentenced for illegal waste activity
People catch fines for fishing without a licence
Exeter man jailed for ignoring court order to clear waste
Somerset farm polluted stream after failing to make improvements
North projects awarded funding to improve lowland peat soils
East London waste boss fined for obstructing site checks
Ensuring crime doesn’t pay: New Economic Crime Unit to tackle money launder…
January 2024
Businessman ordered to pay nearly £11,000 for waste offences
SMP Explorer: Digital shoreline management tool launched
Consultation launched to review Environment Agency permit charges
Shifting Shoreham shingle to Lancing for better flood protection
Suspended sentence for illegal dumping on flood plain
Second consultation open for Wisbech incinerator permit
New funding available for fisheries projects across England
Campaign launched to raise flood awareness in Weston-super-Mare
Farm ordered to pay £6,000 after polluting stream with slurry
More than 102,000 properties protected during Storm Henk and recent floodin…
December 2023
Tidal surge to cause potential flooding on The Broads
“FISHmas” stocking is a cracker!
Fish populations get a festive boost in the West Midlands
Invasive crayfish found in Yorkshire's River Esk
Environment Agency getting ready for winter on the River Wey
Drought investment must remain priority, experts urge
Innovative projects to reduce metal mine pollution complete
New flood scheme to better protect Worcester road from flooding
Environment Agency marks 10th anniversary of 2013 floods
Environment Agency to invest an additional £230k into fisheries through rod…
Bathing water success for Lincolnshire and Rutland
96% of English bathing waters meet required quality standards
November 2023
Yorkshire Water pays record £1million civil sanction
Environment Agency: Join the fight against waste crime
Budleigh residents celebrate opening of the ‘Elizabeth Bridge’
North East waste tyre firm fined for illegal operation
£450k scheme to better protect a Mytholmroyd school from flooding
Flood-management survey for East Sussex opens
Flood Action Week: Households need to know their flood risk after 2023’s re…
New fish passes to improve fish migration in Yorkshire
Get ready for winter with vital flood awareness events in Surrey
Plans for Keighley and Stockbridge flood defences on show
Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee recruits new members
Tees programme launched to reduce flood risk and boost nature
Help protect Yorkshire communities from flooding
Annual close season for salmon and sea trout fishing commences
People urged to take care in Storm Ciarán
The Big Soil Stocktake: closing the data gap
October 2023
Nearly 100,000 properties protected from flooding during Storm Babet, but t…
Wiltshire and Dorset groundwater flooding roadshow
Environment Agency will investigate Horncastle Flood Scheme
Yaverland, Sandown and Shanklin seafront needs your feedback
Environment Agency and partners practise for extreme storm event
Court orders scrap site to be cleared after investigation
New flood embankment will better protect properties in Birmingham
Local Environment Agency team slash carbon emissions
Work begins on a major flood scheme in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire
Partnership day of action cracks down on waste crime in Cumbria
Environment Agency consults on updating charges for international waste shi…
September 2023
Coastal adaptation projects in South West England to receive £6m in funding