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Completion of Lydd Ranges sea defence scheme

Completion of Lydd Ranges sea defence scheme

Thursday, 29 August 2024

Lydd and Romney Marsh better protected from flooding for the next 25 years. £40 million project on MoD firing range defences completed inside 4-years ...

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Environment Agency investigation sees three individuals convicted for dumping 26,000 tonnes of illegal waste

Environment Agency investigation sees three individuals convicted for dumping 26,000 tonnes of illegal waste

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Three prosecuted for large-scale illegal waste dumps across country as part of Environment Agency-led Operation Cesium...

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Telford company makes £66,000 contribution to wildlife trust

Telford company makes £66,000 contribution to wildlife trust

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Rosewood Pet Products has made a financial contribution of £66,149.57 to a local charity after failing to comply with packaging waste regulations....

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Pulfin Causeway Repair Project

Pulfin Causeway Repair Project

Friday, 23 August 2024

The Environment Agency is working with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) to restore access to Pulfin Bog Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)....

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Environment Agency urges property and landowners to be vigilant in stopping waste criminals

Environment Agency urges property and landowners to be vigilant in stopping waste criminals

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Environment Agency warns property and landowners to secure premises against criminals who dump illegally collected waste...

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West Midlands company gives £100,000 to Nature Recovery Project

West Midlands company gives £100,000 to Nature Recovery Project

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

The Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking from a West Midlands waste operator following a fire that occurred in September 2022....

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The Water Vole has made Hull Road Park its new home

The Water Vole has made Hull Road Park its new home

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

After 30 years of decline and no official recordings ever in Hull Road Park, the Water Vole has made the park in York its home. ...

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Tiverton company pays £24,000 for not complying with regulations

Tiverton company pays £24,000 for not complying with regulations

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Tiverton security company, Kaba Ltd, is to pay more than £24,000 to an environmental charity for failing to comply with packaging waste regulations....

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Chearsley Wetland – a thriving new habitat
on River Thame

Chearsley Wetland – a thriving new habitat on River Thame

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Partnership project transforms 17 hectares of floodplain grassland into complex wetland habitat at Manor Farm. Flourishing wildlife and flood manageme...

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Chemical spill in Walsall

Chemical spill in Walsall

Friday, 16 August 2024

The public have been asked to avoid an area of the Walsall canal in the West Midlands following a chemical spill ...

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£12 million Cockett Wick seawall improvement scheme completed

£12 million Cockett Wick seawall improvement scheme completed

Thursday, 15 August 2024

The Cockett Wick seawall improvement scheme has been completed, ensuring 3,000 homes and businesses in Jaywick are better protected from tidal floodin...

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Budweiser Budvar pays charity £414,000 for recycling failure

Budweiser Budvar pays charity £414,000 for recycling failure

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

Environment Agency investigation discovers beer importer had been an unregistered producer of packaging for 18 years....

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Swanton Lane site closed down by the Environment Agency

Swanton Lane site closed down by the Environment Agency

Monday, 12 August 2024

Restriction order granted at Maidstone magistrates' court. Access to the premises is forbidden at all times. ...

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Reckitt Benckiser make charity payment for breach of Regulations

Reckitt Benckiser make charity payment for breach of Regulations

Monday, 12 August 2024

Enforcement Undertaking accepted to address a breach of Environmental Permitting Regulations which led to the death of almost 400 fish....

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New Aquagreen reduces flood risk for hundreds east of Hulll

New Aquagreen reduces flood risk for hundreds east of Hulll

Thursday, 08 August 2024

The Environment Agency completes a new flood risk management project to better protect hundreds of homes and businesses on the east side of Hull from ...

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Environment Agency launches Flood Warning Service in Charnwood

Environment Agency launches Flood Warning Service in Charnwood

Wednesday, 07 August 2024

The new service will benefit close to 700 properties with flood warnings helping residents and businesses knowing what action to take in event of a ...

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New River Medway bridge constructed with low carbon materials

New River Medway bridge constructed with low carbon materials

Tuesday, 06 August 2024

Old recycled fishing nets provide fibre-reinforced polymer. Lower maintenance needed than for conventional materials. Improved river access to Twyford...

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Pioneering project uses nature to reduce flood risk in Weardale

Pioneering project uses nature to reduce flood risk in Weardale

Friday, 02 August 2024

Flood protection: A pioneering Environment Agency-led natural flood management scheme to bolster flood protection of County Durham communities is comp...

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Report released into shingle ridge on West Norfolk coast

Report released into shingle ridge on West Norfolk coast

Friday, 02 August 2024

The Environment Agency has released a report on the ongoing work to understand the future management of the Norfolk coast between Snettisham and Heach...

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Farmer fined for obstructing Environment Agency officer

Farmer fined for obstructing Environment Agency officer

Friday, 02 August 2024

Wiltshire farmer Neil Dyke drove off with water samples taken of suspected pollution from his farm....

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Holtec International’s Small Modular Reactor completes first step of design assessment

Holtec International’s Small Modular Reactor completes first step of design assessment

Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Holtec International’s SMR-300 Small Modular Reactor design completes Step 1 of Generic Design Assessment (GDA) ...

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New scheme to improve habitat quality in Norfolk chalk stream

New scheme to improve habitat quality in Norfolk chalk stream

Wednesday, 31 July 2024

The Environment Agency and the Norfolk Rivers Trust has worked together on a project along a section of the River Glaven in North Norfolk....

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Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor design completes second step of regulatory assessment

Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor design completes second step of regulatory assessment

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited’s 470 MWe Small Modular Reactor design completes Step 2 of Generic Design Assessment (GDA)...

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Newquay farmer Salmon damages badger sett by dumping waste

Newquay farmer Salmon damages badger sett by dumping waste

Monday, 29 July 2024

William Salmon faces 'expensive lesson' including £21,500 for the conviction, a £72,000 confiscation order and around £250,000 for unpaid landfill ta...

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Yorkshire man sentenced for operating illegal waste site

Yorkshire man sentenced for operating illegal waste site

Friday, 26 July 2024

A man has been sentenced for operating an illegal waste site following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency.  ...

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Man fined for failing to clear illegal waste site

Man fined for failing to clear illegal waste site

Thursday, 25 July 2024

Illegal waste site: A man has been fined for failing to comply with a court order to clear waste from the site after an investigation by the Environme...

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Helping communities in Folkestone be prepared for flash flooding

Helping communities in Folkestone be prepared for flash flooding

Wednesday, 24 July 2024

Are you flash flood ready? Environment Agency roadshow on 2 August a chance for public to prepare for flash flooding....

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Work starts on flood embankment near Raynesway, Derby

Work starts on flood embankment near Raynesway, Derby

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

The Environment Agency has started flood embankment work in the Raynesway area of Derby following on from the impacts of winter 2023/24....

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Public drop in events on flooding being held in Bulwell

Public drop in events on flooding being held in Bulwell

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Environment Agency and Nottingham City Council co-hosting two public drop-ins where residents and business owners can discuss impacts of flooding this...

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Tougher regulation as data shows water companies underperforming

Tougher regulation as data shows water companies underperforming

Monday, 22 July 2024

The Environment Agency has today published its?annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies during ...

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