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Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England. It focuses on flood risk management, pollution control, water resources, and conservation to ensure sustainable development and environmental protection.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
699

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
19.4

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
807

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
29.1

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
2.5%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
97.8%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

3060 articles

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Illegal waste site in Ramsgate shut by Environment Agency

Illegal waste site in Ramsgate shut by Environment Agency

Friday, 20 March 2026

Environment Agency obtains a restriction order for site on Haine Industrial Estate. Court order prohibits anyone from entering the site without permis...

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Vehicles seized in operation at Worcestershire waste site

Vehicles seized in operation at Worcestershire waste site

Friday, 20 March 2026

A large construction vehicle and a HGV lorry were seized yesterday (Thursday 19 March) during a joint operation at Throckmorton Industrial Park, Worce...

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£1.4bn flood investment unleashed to protect homes and businesses

£1.4bn flood investment unleashed to protect homes and businesses

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

£830m in funding for flood schemes for 2026/27 to improve protection for tens of thousands of homes and businesses – part of record investment of at l...

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Mousehole School marks flood protection upgrade

Mousehole School marks flood protection upgrade

Monday, 16 March 2026

The Environment Agency has replaced a culvert and added a playground to Mousehole School in Cornwall....

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Second arrest made as Liverpool waste investigation continues

Second arrest made as Liverpool waste investigation continues

Friday, 13 March 2026

A second arrest has been made as an investigation into suspected illegal waste dumping in Liverpool continues. ...

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South West Water pleads guilty to six years of pollutions

South West Water pleads guilty to six years of pollutions

Friday, 13 March 2026

The water firm admits 18 charges of water pollution in Devon and Cornwall and sentencing is expected on 4 June 2026....

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Major oil spill in Poole Harbour costs company £6m

Major oil spill in Poole Harbour costs company £6m

Friday, 13 March 2026

Perenco UK Ltd has been made to spend £6.1m putting right the damage done, in a package which includes big payouts to impacted parties and local good ...

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Minehead coastal defences to be strengthened with new rock armour

Minehead coastal defences to be strengthened with new rock armour

Friday, 13 March 2026

The £1 million project has been announced to protect Minehead, Somerset from coastal flooding....

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Devon farmer convicted after slurry spill kills hundreds of fish 

Devon farmer convicted after slurry spill kills hundreds of fish 

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Michael Wade was charged on two counts of illegal water discharge activity. He was fined £340 and is to pay costs of £4,302. ...

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EA secures £430k for charity after multiple pollution incidents

EA secures £430k for charity after multiple pollution incidents

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Imerys Minerals Limited has paid £430,000 to the West Country Rivers Trust, to be used to restore water quality and improve fish migration. ...

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Biggest Boat Clean up in a Decade Underway on Upper Thames

Biggest Boat Clean up in a Decade Underway on Upper Thames

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Environment Agency plans to remove blight in time for new season “Sunk, wrecked, abandoned – they’ve got to go” says Deputy Director of Navigation ...

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Two pollutions cost Chippenham farm more than £18,000

Two pollutions cost Chippenham farm more than £18,000

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

JD Spencer Farm Partnership was fined £7,000 and £8,944 of legal costs after two slurry pollution incidents impacted the Bristol Avon river. ...

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Consultation opens on Angus Fire permit draft decision

Consultation opens on Angus Fire permit draft decision

Friday, 06 March 2026

The Environment Agency has opened a consultation into its ‘minded to’ decision to grant a permit variation to Angus Fire Limited in North Yorkshire....

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Flood resilience improved for homes in Stafford

Flood resilience improved for homes in Stafford

Thursday, 05 March 2026

The Environment Agency has delivered a flood risk management scheme on Sandon Road, Stafford, giving residents better flood resilience after years of ...

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Birmingham skip firm pays £9,495 for failing to remove waste

Birmingham skip firm pays £9,495 for failing to remove waste

Thursday, 05 March 2026

A Birmingham skip hire company has been ordered to pay £9,495.50 for disobeying a magistrates’ court order to remove all waste from a site....

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Yorkshire waste site has permit revoked

Yorkshire waste site has permit revoked

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

Mineral Processing Ltd at South Elmsall has had its environmental permit revoked after the Planning Inspectorate dismissed an appeal from the operator...

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New flood advice websites launched to help West Country

New flood advice websites launched to help West Country

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

These will support Dorset and Wiltshire residents coping with groundwater flooding and promote the response and recovery to flooding in Somerset....

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Dorset farmer fined after failing to comply with slurry notice

Dorset farmer fined after failing to comply with slurry notice

Monday, 02 March 2026

There had been multiple pollution incidents involving the farm since 2012, but the defendant failed to increase slurry storage at the farm as required...

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EA stops suspected illegal waste activity at Worcester site

EA stops suspected illegal waste activity at Worcester site

Monday, 02 March 2026

The Environment Agency has taken action to crackdown on suspected illegal waste activity at Blackpole Recycling Ltd in Worcester....

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Site shut down as Wigan waste investigation continues

Site shut down as Wigan waste investigation continues

Friday, 27 February 2026

The Environment Agency has acted to restrict access to land in Wigan, Greater Manchester, to prevent the illegal dumping of waste....

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Fish return to Cullompton ponds thanks to rod licence money

Fish return to Cullompton ponds thanks to rod licence money

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

A fresh lease of life – and fish – have been given to ponds in Devon thanks to local anglers, the Duchy of Cornwall and the Environment Agency. ...

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Arrests made in multi million pound waste fraud case

Arrests made in multi million pound waste fraud case

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Dawn arrests in Cornish town as part of Environment Agency investigation....

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Yorkshire Water fined £733k after polluting country park stream

Yorkshire Water fined £733k after polluting country park stream

Monday, 23 February 2026

Yorkshire Water is sentenced for polluting Pools Brook Country Park stream three times in less than a year....

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M25 waste dump shut

M25 waste dump shut

Friday, 20 February 2026

Environment Agency closure comes after arrests. Bumped-up drone squad takes off to fight dumpers from the sky....

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Further rain expected as Environment Agency warns of ongoing flood risk

Further rain expected as Environment Agency warns of ongoing flood risk

Friday, 20 February 2026

The public is urged to remain vigilant...

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Belgravia waste crook forced to pay £1.4m compensation

Belgravia waste crook forced to pay £1.4m compensation

Friday, 20 February 2026

Suspended jail terms or fines for three men after countrywide crimes Illegal sites read like an A-Z: Cambridgeshire, Kent and Surrey among counties ...

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Northumberland company fined for illegal asbestos waste site

Northumberland company fined for illegal asbestos waste site

Friday, 20 February 2026

A company has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 for illegally storing asbestos waste in Northumberland in a prosecution brought by the Environment Ag...

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Enhanced package of cutting edge?technology to combat waste crime

Enhanced package of cutting edge?technology to combat waste crime

Friday, 20 February 2026

New surveillance, detection and investigative capabilities rolled out by Environment Agency to tackle waste crime....

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Serial waste crook forced to pay over £1.4 million for widespread illegal dumping

Serial waste crook forced to pay over £1.4 million for widespread illegal dumping

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Company boss handed suspended prison sentence and massive bill for illegally dumping thousands of tonnes of waste across England...

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Agencies warn of unsettled weather expected until at least mid March

Agencies warn of unsettled weather expected until at least mid March

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Thames Barrier to close, temporary defences on Thames and Severn, more pumps in Somerset...

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