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Lancaster skip hire company has waste permit withdrawn

Lancaster skip hire company has waste permit withdrawn

Thursday, 17 November 2022

A1 Supa Skips Ltd required to clear the site of all waste...

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Wildlife to thrive as major Tees restoration project begins

Wildlife to thrive as major Tees restoration project begins

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

The scheme at Ormesby Beck will improve the area’s resilience to the changing climate and provide a richer environment for residents and nature. ...

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Beddington energy recovery plant   environmental permit variation

Beddington energy recovery plant environmental permit variation

Friday, 11 November 2022

Public consultation is now open...

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Natural flood management work resumes to increase flood resilience in Leeds

Natural flood management work resumes to increase flood resilience in Leeds

Thursday, 10 November 2022

Nature based solutions at forefront of flood defences in Leeds as new planting season begins...

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Adaptation and net zero: beating the climate emergency and building a better world

Adaptation and net zero: beating the climate emergency and building a better world

Tuesday, 08 November 2022

Why urgent action is needed to achieve net zero and address the challenge of climate change ...

Major step forward for £21m flood scheme to better protect communities in York

Major step forward for £21m flood scheme to better protect communities in York

Tuesday, 08 November 2022

Second phase of £21m Clifton Ings Flood Alleviation scheme to better protect 135 homes in York area from flooding is underway....

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Flood Action Week: Households urged to prepare in 2022 year of extremes

Flood Action Week: Households urged to prepare in 2022 year of extremes

Monday, 07 November 2022

Since 1998 we have seen six of the ten wettest years on record....

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Northants waste firm pays out to charity after contaminating groundwater

Northants waste firm pays out to charity after contaminating groundwater

Monday, 07 November 2022

Waste facility accepted responsibility for releasing contaminated liquid into groundwater....

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Bedlington recycling site fire to be extinguished

Bedlington recycling site fire to be extinguished

Thursday, 03 November 2022

An operation to extinguish an ongoing fire at a green waste composting site in Bedlington, will commence today under close supervision by the Environm...

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Bregulation: rethinking regulation after Brexit

Bregulation: rethinking regulation after Brexit

Tuesday, 01 November 2022

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, at the Whitehall and Industry Group, 1 November 2022...

RPEG: Strong regulation helping to protect environment

RPEG: Strong regulation helping to protect environment

Tuesday, 01 November 2022

Fines totalling £105 million brought about by Environment Agency prosecutions in 2021...

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Cornwall skip hire boss ordered to pay £237,000

Cornwall skip hire boss ordered to pay £237,000

Monday, 31 October 2022

Craig Hutton of Skip It was convicted of operating the business without environmental permits....

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Environment Agency enforces annual close season for salmon and sea trout fishing

Environment Agency enforces annual close season for salmon and sea trout fishing

Friday, 28 October 2022

The Environment Agency (EA) is enforcing the annual close season over the winter months to help protect salmon and sea trout from disturbance when spa...

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Angler gets penalty that could have bought 19 rod licences

Angler gets penalty that could have bought 19 rod licences

Friday, 28 October 2022

Ryan Sims from Castle Donington, Leicestershire, has been found guilty of fishing illegally....

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Rotherham angler catches £400 penalty

Rotherham angler catches £400 penalty

Friday, 28 October 2022

A Rotherman man has been found guilty of fishing illegally in a case brought by the Environment Agency to Northampton Magistrates Court on Monday 24 O...

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International Paint spills banned chemical into conservation area

International Paint spills banned chemical into conservation area

Friday, 28 October 2022

The company was found guilty despite denying charges that a banned chemical got into the Yealm estuary in Devon from its paint testing facility near P...

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Environment Agency issues drought permits to Yorkshire Water

Environment Agency issues drought permits to Yorkshire Water

Thursday, 27 October 2022

The Environment Agency has issued drought permits that will allow Yorkshire Water to conserve water in 12 reservoirs and secure public drinking water ...

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Birmingham anglers catch a whopping pair of fines

Birmingham anglers catch a whopping pair of fines

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Two men have been found guilty of fishing illegally on separate occasions earlier this year.?...

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Beware of bonfire bandits and don't burn waste

Beware of bonfire bandits and don't burn waste

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Guy Fawkes’ Night is a calendar highlight. But if you’re going to celebrate it, go to an organised event rather than risk being a “bonfire bandit”....

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Fish poaching activity thwarted in County Durham

Fish poaching activity thwarted in County Durham

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Environment Agency officers and Durham Constabulary have helped disrupt illegal poaching of fish in County Durham ...

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Visit the Maidstone flood safety exhibition

Visit the Maidstone flood safety exhibition

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Find out how best to prepare, act and survive in the event of a flood at this free exhibition running from Monday 24 to Saturday 29 October....

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Waste holder fined £5,000 for failing in duty of care

Waste holder fined £5,000 for failing in duty of care

Monday, 24 October 2022

A Barnsley landowner faces financial penalties of over £5,000 after failing to comply with an Environment Agency notice to keep and serve Waste Transf...

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Renewal of Yorkshire and North East Net Limitation Order to protect at risk fish stocks

Renewal of Yorkshire and North East Net Limitation Order to protect at risk fish stocks

Thursday, 20 October 2022

The Environment Agency is recommending continued protection for trout and salmon from coastal net fishing in Yorkshire and North East areas...

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Clean sweep on illegal waste activities in Lincolnshire

Clean sweep on illegal waste activities in Lincolnshire

Thursday, 20 October 2022

Day of action takes place in Lincolnshire to target waste criminals....

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Proposals to increase fishing licence prices

Proposals to increase fishing licence prices

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

The Environment Agency has announced proposals to increase fishing licence prices to provide vital funds to improve England's fisheries ...

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Pay It Forward: Investing in A Green Future

Pay It Forward: Investing in A Green Future

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency at the London Climate Technology Show. ...

Public consultation continues for Beales Corner flood defence

Public consultation continues for Beales Corner flood defence

Monday, 17 October 2022

The Environment Agency is to hold a further public ‘drop in’ community event in Bewdley to update residents on the proposed flood risk management sche...

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Ancient mystery of European eel migration unravelled to help combat decline of critically endangered species

Ancient mystery of European eel migration unravelled to help combat decline of critically endangered species

Friday, 14 October 2022

New research enables a better understanding of the lifecycle of critically endangered European eels and how to combat their decline....

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Water company hit with combined fines of over £1.2m for pollution incidents in East England

Water company hit with combined fines of over £1.2m for pollution incidents in East England

Friday, 14 October 2022

Anglian Water fined in two separate court cases this week after causing four pollution incidents in watercourses as a result of blockages and broken i...

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National Drought Group forecasts drought may remain beyond spring 2023

National Drought Group forecasts drought may remain beyond spring 2023

Friday, 14 October 2022

Projections suggest average rainfall over winter will not be enough to prevent drought conditions in some areas next year...

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