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Environment Agency Chair: Nature and traditional defences to tackle flooding and coastal erosion

Environment Agency Chair: Nature and traditional defences to tackle flooding and coastal erosion

Monday, 05 June 2023

Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell and Floods Minister Rebecca Pow stress importance of managing flood risks in a changing climate....

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Using apps to dispose of waste: know the risks

Using apps to dispose of waste: know the risks

Monday, 05 June 2023

Apps offering waste disposal services are a new and emerging risk - make sure you know your duty of care obligations....

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Environment Agency invests in 220 projects to benefit fisheries

Environment Agency invests in 220 projects to benefit fisheries

Thursday, 01 June 2023

Nearly £1 million of rod licence income has been invested to improve fisheries across England in the last year....

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Fines issued for anglers in Cheshire caught flouting the law

Fines issued for anglers in Cheshire caught flouting the law

Thursday, 01 June 2023

Two men have been found guilty of fishing offences in Cheshire resulting in a criminal record and fines amounting to £675...

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Leigh expansion and Hildenborough embankment scheme

Leigh expansion and Hildenborough embankment scheme

Thursday, 01 June 2023

More than 1,400 homes to be better protected from flooding. The expanded flood storage area will store 25% more water, equal to 600 Olympic-sized swim...

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Environment Agency consults on Drax carbon capture plans

Environment Agency consults on Drax carbon capture plans

Thursday, 01 June 2023

The Environment Agency is encouraging the local community to attend community events to give their views....

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Collaboration urged as climate change puts water security at risk

Collaboration urged as climate change puts water security at risk

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Environment Agency Chief Executive John Curtin chaired the latest National Drought Group meeting on 24 May....

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Costs of £17k awarded to the Environment Agency following extension of restriction order in Sheffield

Costs of £17k awarded to the Environment Agency following extension of restriction order in Sheffield

Thursday, 25 May 2023

A Sheffield waste operator has been issued with a further restriction order at its waste site to prevent it from accepting and managing waste....

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Chalk stream benefits from restoration project in Norfolk

Chalk stream benefits from restoration project in Norfolk

Thursday, 25 May 2023

The Environment Agency has been working with Norfolk Rivers Trust to improve the water quality and quantity on the River Wensum....

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Temple Footbridge closed until further notice

Temple Footbridge closed until further notice

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Temple Footbridge crosses the River Thames west of Temple Lock near Marlow. It is closed due to safety concerns....

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Roll out of flood warning service across West Midlands complete

Roll out of flood warning service across West Midlands complete

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

New flood warnings help alert almost 13,000 more property owners to risk. Part of nationwide project to reach more at-risk homes and businesses...

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Warning for Medway users to stay safe for scorching bank holiday

Warning for Medway users to stay safe for scorching bank holiday

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Environment Agency says vigilance can save lives - water-related accidents can be avoided by knowing how to stay safe. ...

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Matlock flood defence completed and flood protection reinstated

Matlock flood defence completed and flood protection reinstated

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

The Environment Agency’s major project to reinstate the flood defences in Matlock has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the flood...

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Netting a sea trout costs Christchurch fisherman nearly £400

Netting a sea trout costs Christchurch fisherman nearly £400

Monday, 22 May 2023

Fisherman Martin Williamson, of no fixed address, has been ordered to pay nearly £400 for fishing illegally in Christchurch Harbour....

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Suspended sentence for father who ran illegal waste firm with son

Suspended sentence for father who ran illegal waste firm with son

Monday, 22 May 2023

A father who ran an illegal waste business with his son at their home in Cornwall was sentenced to a suspended jail sentence by magistrates....

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Environment Agency warns of threat of Prussian carp and other non native species in UK waters

Environment Agency warns of threat of Prussian carp and other non native species in UK waters

Thursday, 18 May 2023

Environment Agency’s National Fisheries Laboratory carries out crucial work to curb threats from Prussian carp in UK waters ...

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Have your say on permit changes for Davidstow Creamery

Have your say on permit changes for Davidstow Creamery

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation over possible permit variations for the Camelford-based creamery in Cornwall....

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Thames Estuary 2100: Time to Plan and Time to Act

Thames Estuary 2100: Time to Plan and Time to Act

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

Our updated plan will take action against rising sea levels in the Thames Estuary....

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River restoration project brings water quality boost to Calderdale

River restoration project brings water quality boost to Calderdale

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

A recently completed restoration project in Yorkshire will improve habitat and bring a boost to water quality in Calderdale’s rivers....

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New flood warning service rolled out to Yorkshire communities

New flood warning service rolled out to Yorkshire communities

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

The Environment Agency has expanded its flood warning service across Yorkshire to ensure more people than ever are warned about any imminent risk of f...

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Bathing water season begins for 2023

Bathing water season begins for 2023

Monday, 15 May 2023

The bathing water season has begun, with regular monitoring by the Environment Agency now underway...

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Second stage of major Norfolk flood defence project completed

Second stage of major Norfolk flood defence project completed

Friday, 12 May 2023

A £42.9 million project to better protect over 2,100 homes in a Norfolk town from flooding has been completed. ...

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Chalk stream restoration project brings biodiversity and water quality improvements

Chalk stream restoration project brings biodiversity and water quality improvements

Thursday, 11 May 2023

The Environment Agency has worked with East Yorkshire Rivers Trust to carry out a restoration project at a chalk stream in Yorkshire. ...

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The PACCo project's guide to successful climate adaptation

The PACCo project's guide to successful climate adaptation

Thursday, 11 May 2023

The Promoting Adaptation to Changing Coasts (PACCo) project which delivered large-scale adaptation across two countries has made its how-to guide ava...

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Ecology benefits from restoration project in Norwich

Ecology benefits from restoration project in Norwich

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Work has been completed at Costessey Fish Farm which will benefit the nationally scarce Marsh Carpet moth and the endangered Black Poplar tree....

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£7 million beach management reduces flood risk for Lincolnshire

£7 million beach management reduces flood risk for Lincolnshire

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Annual works by the Environment Agency to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities has now started (8 May). ...

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Reducing the carbon footprint of Hexham's flood defences

Reducing the carbon footprint of Hexham's flood defences

Tuesday, 09 May 2023

New climate friendly, low-carbon concrete mix used for the first time in the UK to construct North East flood schemes. ...

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Race against time to save endangered species from deadly disease

Race against time to save endangered species from deadly disease

Wednesday, 03 May 2023

Populations of native white-clawed crayfish in danger of being wiped out are being rescued in Environment Agency operations in West Yorkshire....

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South West Water given £2.1m fine for pollution offences

South West Water given £2.1m fine for pollution offences

Wednesday, 26 April 2023

Largest ever fine imposed for environmental offences in Devon and Cornwall as South West Water is told by court ‘incidents of pollution will no longer...

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Have your say on proposed change to permit conditions at Hinkley Point C

Have your say on proposed change to permit conditions at Hinkley Point C

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

The Environment Agency is launching today a second 4-week consultation on a proposed change to discharge water at Hinkley Point C nuclear power statio...

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