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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.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2026
'Blackwater Joule' to become first Environment Agency zero emission workboat at Henley Royal Regatta. Second boat to set sail in East Anglia later in ...
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Ground investigation works are underway along a 15km of coastline between Eastbourne and Bexhill as part of the multi-million-pound flood scheme....
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
First Environment Agency Agriculture Report published, providing a national overview of the sector’s environmental performance and regulatory outcomes...
Monday, 29 June 2026
An illegal waste site in West Yorkshire has been cleared of multiple tonnes of rubbish following successful court action brought by the Environment Ag...
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Environment Agency has secured an Enforcement Undertaking from Anglian Water for two permit breaches and an illegal discharge from sites in Lincolnshi...
Thursday, 25 June 2026
The Environment Agency warns River Roding Trust following an investigation into unpermitted work at Alders Brook in Ilford....
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
The Environment Agency has completed £120,000 of improvements at Milford Dam, a key flood defence on the outskirts of Milford-on-Sea in Hampshire. ...
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy’s keynote address looking at how the devastating drought changed the way we manage and use water. ...
Monday, 22 June 2026
Improvement works carried out at over 14 sites, whilst more projects to come for this financial year. East Anglian waterways open for business for sum...
Monday, 22 June 2026
Westcountry Rivers Trust to receive £60,000 to fund river barrier removal in the Teign catchment....
Monday, 22 June 2026
The Environment Agency has secured £517,000 from United Utilities for sewage discharge breaches into the River Tame, funding environmental improvement...
Monday, 22 June 2026
Two new analytical tools launched to identify where environmental, socio-economic and health pressures affect communities across England...
Friday, 19 June 2026
Following investigations by the Environment Agency, four Yorkshire companies will pay almost £470,000 after they breached environmental permits. ...
Friday, 19 June 2026
Officers found serious fire hazards and pollution risks during a site visit...
Friday, 19 June 2026
Weather whiplash continues as climate change brings increasingly volatile weather ...
Friday, 19 June 2026
The permit variation will change the types of waste allowed to be incinerated on site....
Thursday, 18 June 2026
The Environment Agency has completed a £1 million coastal flood defence project at Minehead seafront....
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
The new defences (an investment of over £55m) are part of a scheme which, when complete, will reduce flood risk for thousands of local homes and busin...
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Bridgwater Tidal Barrier won the Digital Excellence award at the Flood & Coast Excellence Awards 2026, recognising design partner AtkinsRéalis’ stand...
Tuesday, 09 June 2026
Surveillance cameras spot vehicles – five now prosecuted over village dumps...
Tuesday, 09 June 2026
Following a public consultation, the Environment Agency has issued a permit variation to Saputo Dairy UK for their creamery site near Davidstow, Cornw...
Tuesday, 09 June 2026
A draft strategy has been published to manage climate change impacts along 15km coastline between Hurst Spit and Lymington....
Monday, 08 June 2026
Around 300,000 cubic metres of sand helps to reduce risk of flooding for 20,000 homes and businesses, 24,500 static caravans and 35,000 hectares of la...
Thursday, 04 June 2026
Cornish Lithium plans to produce lithium at a former china clay pit in Cornwall....
Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Decision follows extensive review and two rounds of public consultation. Rigorous assessments in place to protect the environment and health ...
Wednesday, 03 June 2026
The water firm admits 18 charges of water pollution in Devon and Cornwall and sentencing is expected on 30 July 2026....
Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Environment Agency has opened a consultation into its draft decision to grant a permit variation to Drax Power Limited in Yorkshire....
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a recycling company for attempting to illegally export plastics contaminated with household waste. ...
Friday, 22 May 2026
The Environment Agency has made changes to an operator’s environmental permit to reduce odour issues at Jameson Road landfill....
Friday, 22 May 2026
New watchlist outlines 117 known waste sites across England causing concern for local communities ...
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