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The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England. It focuses on flood risk management, pollution control, water resources, and conservation to ensure sustainable development and environmental protection.
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Wednesday, 15 April 2026
The Environment Agency has secured £2.35 million from Yorkshire Water for environmental improvements following a series of pollution incidents....
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Construction is to begin on a new flood defence scheme at Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, reducing flood risk to homes, businesses, and infrastructure....
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
New flood defences already operational,?protecting homes through wet months?and set to help prevent an estimated £10 billion in damage...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
An estimated 21,000 tonnes of illegal waste to be removed after being dumped by criminal gangs...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Investigations by the Environment Agency into water pollution has brought a contribution of £2.1 million from Severn Trent Water Limited to a river ch...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
WFL UK Ltd paid £350,000 to Wessex Rivers Trust after a 2021 diesel spill on the River Test....
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
The Environment Agency has secured £300,000 from Wessex Water for the Yeovil Rivers Community Trust, to be used to improve habitat in the Upper Yeo ca...
Monday, 13 April 2026
Fishing licence income delivers £10 million of investment in fisheries since 2015...
Friday, 10 April 2026
Following an Environment Agency investigation, United Utilities pleaded guilty to introducing thousands of fish into Bessy Brook, near Bolton, without...
Wednesday, 08 April 2026
'I don’t do e-mails' among excuses for not clearing overflowing skips...
Wednesday, 08 April 2026
The Environment Agency and Dorset Council are hosting drop-in events in Weymouth, Blandford, Winterborne Stickland, Sydling St Nicholas and Dorchester...
Thursday, 02 April 2026
Waste companies that operate in Bristol, Cornwall and Devon investigated over waste regulations and will pay £28,500 to environmental charities....
Thursday, 02 April 2026
A company and its director have been ordered to pay more than £142,000 for illegally exporting contaminated plastic waste across the world to Malaysia...
Wednesday, 01 April 2026
A crooked family who ran an illegal waste site in Lincolnshire must pay a total of nearly £67,000 in confiscation orders, following a Proceeds of Crim...
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
GDA process enables regulators to assess new nuclear power station designs at an early stage of the regulatory process ...
Monday, 30 March 2026
Environment Agency completes record number of water company inspections driving improved performance across the sector...
Monday, 30 March 2026
Environment Agency water enforcement team increases by almost fivefold since 2023...
Monday, 30 March 2026
Spring coastal defence works are under way in Sussex, shifting shingle and installing £250,000 of timber to protect 3,000 homes through 2027. ...
Friday, 27 March 2026
A North Yorkshire farmer is sentenced for allowing waste to be dumped on his land following Environment Agency prosecution....
Friday, 27 March 2026
The operator of a waste site that has caused misery for locals has had its environmental permit revoked following day of action. ...
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Early morning raid sees man arrested for packaging fraud and money laundering offences ...
Thursday, 26 March 2026
New data published today by the Environment Agency shows a significant reduction in both the number and duration of storm overflow spills across Engla...
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Agencies from across Greater Manchester joined forces for the region's first waste crime summit, strengthening the collective fight against illegal ac...
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Smart signs which answer questions about bathing waters are now at Goring Beach, Worthing and Worthing Beach House. ...
Monday, 23 March 2026
Heavy rainfall sees water levels recover across England with all areas now back to normal status ...
Friday, 20 March 2026
Environment Agency obtains a restriction order for site on Haine Industrial Estate. Court order prohibits anyone from entering the site without permis...
Friday, 20 March 2026
A large construction vehicle and a HGV lorry were seized yesterday (Thursday 19 March) during a joint operation at Throckmorton Industrial Park, Worce...
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
£830m in funding for flood schemes for 2026/27 to improve protection for tens of thousands of homes and businesses – part of record investment of at l...
Monday, 16 March 2026
The Environment Agency has replaced a culvert and added a playground to Mousehole School in Cornwall....
Friday, 13 March 2026
A second arrest has been made as an investigation into suspected illegal waste dumping in Liverpool continues. ...
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