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Work starts on new flood risk management scheme in Stoke on Trent

Work starts on new flood risk management scheme in Stoke on Trent

Thursday, 07 March 2024

The scheme will reduce flood risk to 333 homes and businesses from the Fowlea Brook during times of high rainfall and help to regenerate the area....

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Environment Agency and Angling Trust extend partnership to improve fisheries

Environment Agency and Angling Trust extend partnership to improve fisheries

Thursday, 07 March 2024

Following a competitive procurement process, the Environment Agency has awarded the new National Angling Strategic Services (NASS3) contract to the An...

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£1m project to bring boost for wildlife and water quality starts

£1m project to bring boost for wildlife and water quality starts

Tuesday, 05 March 2024

Work on a project to restore wetland habitat opens up 55km of river for fish and improve community access at a Tees Valley country park will start thi...

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Hazards of growing high risk crops in south west England

Hazards of growing high risk crops in south west England

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Environment Agency warns poor crop-management could increase region's flooding and pollution...

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Environment Agency exploring options to reduce Birmingham floods

Environment Agency exploring options to reduce Birmingham floods

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

The Bourn Flood Risk Management Scheme aims to minimise flooding from the River Bourn by creating flood storage areas to hold excess water during high...

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Waste firm to pay £68,500 for liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire

Waste firm to pay £68,500 for liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire

Thursday, 22 February 2024

Nottingham Crown Court told how liquid escaped from ruptured tank on lorry into nearby ponds killing fish. ...

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Helen Wakeham speech at World Water Tech Innovation Summit

Helen Wakeham speech at World Water Tech Innovation Summit

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

Helen Wakeham, the Environment Agency's Director of Water, delivers a speech at the Summit on learning from the past to deliver for the future. ...

West Midlands anglers land total penalties of over £1,500

West Midlands anglers land total penalties of over £1,500

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Four anglers from Birmingham, Stoke on Trent, Telford, and Shrewsbury received total penalties of £1,507 for fishing without a licence. ...

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Severn Trent Water fined £2 million for ‘reckless’ pollution

Severn Trent Water fined £2 million for ‘reckless’ pollution

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

The Environment Agency prosecuted Severn Trent Water for huge discharge of raw sewage at treatment works in Stoke. ...

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Alan Lovell: NFU Conference 2024 'Farming and the Environment: the Regulator’s view'

Alan Lovell: NFU Conference 2024 'Farming and the Environment: the Regulator’s view'

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency delivers speech at 2024 NFU Conference. ...

Northumberland man sentenced for illegal waste activity

Northumberland man sentenced for illegal waste activity

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

A Northumberland man who made his neighbours’ lives a misery during lockdown by storing and burning waste on an illegal waste site has been sentenced....

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People catch fines for fishing without a licence 

People catch fines for fishing without a licence 

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Some 38 people have been caught fishing illegally and will pay more than £12,000 in fines and costs. ...

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Exeter man jailed for ignoring court order to clear waste

Exeter man jailed for ignoring court order to clear waste

Friday, 09 February 2024

Pensioner's Poltimore piles prison punishment....

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Somerset farm polluted stream after failing to make improvements

Somerset farm polluted stream after failing to make improvements

Thursday, 08 February 2024

The stream was polluted after a farm inspection by the Environment Agency recommended improvements should be made to prevent possible pollution....

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North projects awarded funding to improve lowland peat soils 

North projects awarded funding to improve lowland peat soils 

Wednesday, 07 February 2024

The government has announced the recipients of awards to improve lowland peat soils, including over £1.3m to projects across the North. ...

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East London waste boss fined for obstructing site checks

East London waste boss fined for obstructing site checks

Tuesday, 06 February 2024

Environment Agency officers blocked by operator...

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Ensuring crime doesn’t pay: New Economic Crime Unit to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations

Ensuring crime doesn’t pay: New Economic Crime Unit to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations

Monday, 05 February 2024

The Environment Agency launches Economic Crime Unit to address serious financial offences in the waste sector...

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Businessman ordered to pay nearly £11,000 for waste offences

Businessman ordered to pay nearly £11,000 for waste offences

Wednesday, 31 January 2024

A Bridgwater waste business director's company took in excess waste, then failed to have it removed after being told to do so by the Environment Agenc...

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SMP Explorer: Digital shoreline management tool launched

SMP Explorer: Digital shoreline management tool launched

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

The coast is clear: digital tool launched to bring shoreline management approaches to life ...

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Consultation launched to review Environment Agency permit charges

Consultation launched to review Environment Agency permit charges

Monday, 29 January 2024

The Environment Agency is launching a consultation on proposed changes to water quality permitting charges....

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Shifting Shoreham shingle to Lancing for better flood protection

Shifting Shoreham shingle to Lancing for better flood protection

Thursday, 25 January 2024

Recent storms caused erosion on the beach in Lancing. Up to 12,000 cubic metres of shingle will be brought in to maintain defence to homes and busines...

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Suspended sentence for illegal dumping on flood plain

Suspended sentence for illegal dumping on flood plain

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

A North Yorkshire man has received a suspended prison sentence for the illegal deposit of waste on the River Swale flood plain. ...

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Second consultation open for Wisbech incinerator permit

Second consultation open for Wisbech incinerator permit

Monday, 15 January 2024

Environmental Permit public consultation now open until 22 February for Wisbech Incinerator in Cambridgeshire....

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New funding available for fisheries projects across England

New funding available for fisheries projects across England

Monday, 15 January 2024

A total of £730,000 is available through the Environment Agency's Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) to help create sustainable and resilient fishe...

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Campaign launched to raise flood awareness in Weston super Mare

Campaign launched to raise flood awareness in Weston super Mare

Monday, 15 January 2024

The Environment Agency has launched a campaign in Weston-super-Mare to raise awareness of flooding and inform residents of simple steps they can take ...

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Farm ordered to pay £6,000 after polluting stream with slurry

Farm ordered to pay £6,000 after polluting stream with slurry

Friday, 12 January 2024

Slurry from Bycott Farm near Tiverton ran into a stream causing pollution for at least 2 months, a court heard on Thursday 11 January. ...

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More than 102,000 properties protected during Storm Henk and recent flooding

More than 102,000 properties protected during Storm Henk and recent flooding

Friday, 12 January 2024

The Environment Agency is warning people to continue taking care following the recent flooding ...

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Tidal surge to cause potential flooding on The Broads

Tidal surge to cause potential flooding on The Broads

Thursday, 21 December 2023

The Environment Agency is warning of potential flooding on The Norfolk Broads and the Norfolk and Suffolk coast this afternoon (21st Dec) and into tom...

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“FISHmas” stocking is a cracker!

“FISHmas” stocking is a cracker!

Wednesday, 20 December 2023

Over 48,000 fish receive new homes in the South East thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme...

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A Lodda, Lodda fish!

A Lodda, Lodda fish!

Monday, 18 December 2023

Rivers feeding the River Loddon restocked for healthy habitats. ...

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