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Environment Agency prosecutes Leicester men for angling offences

Environment Agency prosecutes Leicester men for angling offences

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

The cases for the 2 men were heard at Northampton magistrates on 8 June 2022....

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Environment Agency rescues stranded fish during dry weather

Environment Agency rescues stranded fish during dry weather

Friday, 17 June 2022

Officers have been at sites along the Rivers Teme and Redlake following reports of low water levels and fish being stranded in pools....

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2,000 properties in York now better protected with Foss Barrier upgrade and new flood defences

2,000 properties in York now better protected with Foss Barrier upgrade and new flood defences

Friday, 17 June 2022

A £38 million Environment Agency scheme to upgrade the Foss Barrier in York has been officially opened....

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New website launched to capture Severn Valley flood data

New website launched to capture Severn Valley flood data

Friday, 17 June 2022

The Environment Agency has launched a new crowd reporter website to enable Severn Valley residents to share details of flooding in their communities....

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Fungal infection likely cause of Northumberland fish deaths

Fungal infection likely cause of Northumberland fish deaths

Friday, 17 June 2022

Environment Agency experts investigating reports of fish deaths in a Northumberland river believe a natural fungal infection to be the cause....

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Burton upon Trent flood defence work completes £30 million investment

Burton upon Trent flood defence work completes £30 million investment

Thursday, 16 June 2022

The Environment Agency has completed additional flood defence work in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, to alleviate issues around the A38 at Branston...

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Ground investigation works start in Tadcaster for flood defences

Ground investigation works start in Tadcaster for flood defences

Thursday, 16 June 2022

Ground investigations have started in Tadcaster to help develop a flood defence scheme to better protect homes from the risk of flooding....

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Anglers welcomed back to river fishing as the Close Season ends

Anglers welcomed back to river fishing as the Close Season ends

Thursday, 16 June 2022

The Environment Agency welcomes anglers back to rivers across England today, Thursday 16th June, as the close season for coarse fishing comes to an en...

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Historic wall at Lydney Harbour revealed as part of restoration work

Historic wall at Lydney Harbour revealed as part of restoration work

Monday, 13 June 2022

A 200 year old harbour wall dating back to the industrial revolution has been unearthed at Lydney Harbour on the Severn Estuary....

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Planning permission granted for footpath improvement work on lower Otter valley

Planning permission granted for footpath improvement work on lower Otter valley

Thursday, 09 June 2022

Work to raise the height of a popular public footpath west of the Lower Otter Restoration Project site is due to begin in August 2022....

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Environment Agency boosts water quality monitoring to help tackle pollution on the River Wye

Environment Agency boosts water quality monitoring to help tackle pollution on the River Wye

Thursday, 09 June 2022

Citizen science data helps inform plans to tackle pollution on the River Wye...

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Matlock Bridge to close to allow preparations for essential flood prevention work

Matlock Bridge to close to allow preparations for essential flood prevention work

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Historic bridge closed to all traffic from Monday 13 June until early August....

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Changes to Flood Warning Service for homes and properties along the River Beult

Changes to Flood Warning Service for homes and properties along the River Beult

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Environment Agency launches a new free Flood Warning Service for properties in Headcorn....

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Environment Agency warns Thames users to stay safe on the river this summer

Environment Agency warns Thames users to stay safe on the river this summer

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Rivers offer fun and relaxation but can contain hazards, especially around structures and after heavy rain....

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Working together to prepare for climate shocks

Working together to prepare for climate shocks

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Speech by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, 8 June 2022, at the Flood & Coast Conference in Telford ...

Serious business: why our environment is the ultimate investment

Serious business: why our environment is the ultimate investment

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, Association of British Insurers, 8 June 2022 ...

New tool to drive restoration of historic native oyster reefs

New tool to drive restoration of historic native oyster reefs

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

A new tool to help increase the native oyster population around the English coast has been launched, the Environment Agency announced today....

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Environment Agency sets out roadmap for more flood and climate resilient nation

Environment Agency sets out roadmap for more flood and climate resilient nation

Tuesday, 07 June 2022

The FCERM Strategy Roadmap builds on existing progress and sets out how we can be better prepared for the unavoidable impacts of climate change....

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When the levee breaks: climate change and the limits of flood protection

When the levee breaks: climate change and the limits of flood protection

Tuesday, 07 June 2022

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, 7 June, Flood & Coast Conference 2022, Telford ...

Celebrate World Ocean Day with local school children

Celebrate World Ocean Day with local school children

Tuesday, 07 June 2022

Over 100 Hampshire school children have been invited to a ‘kids’ conference’ at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to mark World Ocean Day on Wednesday 8 J...

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Anglian Water fined £300,000 after pollution killed 5,000 fish

Anglian Water fined £300,000 after pollution killed 5,000 fish

Wednesday, 01 June 2022

Pollution from a water pumping station caused the death of over 5,000 fish in an Essex river....

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Environment Agency prosecutes Worcestershire farm company for polluting local watercourse

Environment Agency prosecutes Worcestershire farm company for polluting local watercourse

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Company fined £120,000 plus costs of £28,125.19....

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Tamar salmon tagged to provide vital data on health of fish stocks

Tamar salmon tagged to provide vital data on health of fish stocks

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

The Environment Agency has completed the mammoth task of tagging more than 4,000 juvenile salmon smolts (juveniles) before they leave the River Tamar ...

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Courts hand out hefty fine to angler fishing without a licence on Lake Windermere

Courts hand out hefty fine to angler fishing without a licence on Lake Windermere

Thursday, 26 May 2022

An Accrington man who was caught illegally fishing by the Environment Agency on Lake Windermere has been heavily fined by the courts....

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New volunteers needed for English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

New volunteers needed for English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

The Environment Agency is looking for two new volunteers to join the English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (ESW RFCC)....

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More than 30 companies fined as part of efforts to reduce emissions

More than 30 companies fined as part of efforts to reduce emissions

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Fines have been issued for breaches of climate change schemes which are in place to help ensure the UK reaches its target of net zero emissions by 205...

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Flood barrier installation work set to begin this summer

Flood barrier installation work set to begin this summer

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

A Norfolk village road will be closed for a number of weeks this summer as the base for a new temporary flood barrier is installed....

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Fines for Merseyside anglers caught fishing illegally

Fines for Merseyside anglers caught fishing illegally

Friday, 20 May 2022

Three anglers fishing without a licence in Merseyside caught more than they bargained for with fines running into hundreds of pounds....

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Ground breaking natural flood risk management scheme in Leeds now complete

Ground breaking natural flood risk management scheme in Leeds now complete

Friday, 20 May 2022

An innovative Natural Flood Management project based at the Brownlee Triathlon Centre in Leeds has been completed. The first of its kind in the countr...

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Stranded fish rescued in Northumberland

Stranded fish rescued in Northumberland

Thursday, 19 May 2022

The Environment Agency has rescued more than 1,300 fish as a Northumberland river naturally changed course following heavy rainfall, leaving the fish ...

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