Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
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.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Wednesday, 13 May 2026
The Environment Agency has stopped illegal waste activity in its tracks at a site near Chesterfield. ...
Friday, 01 May 2026
The Environment Agency has blocked access to land in Lancashire to prevent the illegal dumping of waste....
Friday, 01 May 2026
Farmers failed to properly store slurry in three separate cases, two of which led to pollution incidents....
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
The Environment Agency has blocked access to land in rural Northumberland following reports of illegal dumping and burning of waste. ...
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Environment Agency and Natural England act on 30,000 tonnes of illegal waste at Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Leicestershire. ...
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Human error blamed as enough water to fill 300,000 baths taken without Environment Agency licence...
Monday, 27 April 2026
Incidents off Kent coastline and inland – company released sewage into water weeks after getting record £90 million fine for almost 7,000 illegal disc...
Monday, 27 April 2026
Waste criminals get prison sentences following major Environment Agency investigation...
Thursday, 23 April 2026
The Devon waste carrier was fined £1,466 and told to pay back the economic benefit he realised by his illegal activity of £12,300....
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Clearance is underway on a West Yorkshire illegal waste site following court action by the Environment Agency....
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
A company and its director have been given a month to clear an illegal waste site or risk further court action. ...
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
The Environment Agency has secured £2.35 million from Yorkshire Water for environmental improvements following a series of pollution incidents....
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Construction is to begin on a new flood defence scheme at Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, reducing flood risk to homes, businesses, and infrastructure....
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
New flood defences already operational,?protecting homes through wet months?and set to help prevent an estimated £10 billion in damage...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
An estimated 21,000 tonnes of illegal waste to be removed after being dumped by criminal gangs...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Investigations by the Environment Agency into water pollution has brought a contribution of £2.1 million from Severn Trent Water Limited to a river ch...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
WFL UK Ltd paid £350,000 to Wessex Rivers Trust after a 2021 diesel spill on the River Test....
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
The Environment Agency has secured £300,000 from Wessex Water for the Yeovil Rivers Community Trust, to be used to improve habitat in the Upper Yeo ca...
Monday, 13 April 2026
Fishing licence income delivers £10 million of investment in fisheries since 2015...
Friday, 10 April 2026
Following an Environment Agency investigation, United Utilities pleaded guilty to introducing thousands of fish into Bessy Brook, near Bolton, without...
Wednesday, 08 April 2026
'I don’t do e-mails' among excuses for not clearing overflowing skips...
Wednesday, 08 April 2026
The Environment Agency and Dorset Council are hosting drop-in events in Weymouth, Blandford, Winterborne Stickland, Sydling St Nicholas and Dorchester...
Thursday, 02 April 2026
Waste companies that operate in Bristol, Cornwall and Devon investigated over waste regulations and will pay £28,500 to environmental charities....
Thursday, 02 April 2026
A company and its director have been ordered to pay more than £142,000 for illegally exporting contaminated plastic waste across the world to Malaysia...
Wednesday, 01 April 2026
A crooked family who ran an illegal waste site in Lincolnshire must pay a total of nearly £67,000 in confiscation orders, following a Proceeds of Crim...
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
GDA process enables regulators to assess new nuclear power station designs at an early stage of the regulatory process ...
Monday, 30 March 2026
Environment Agency completes record number of water company inspections driving improved performance across the sector...
Monday, 30 March 2026
Environment Agency water enforcement team increases by almost fivefold since 2023...
Monday, 30 March 2026
Spring coastal defence works are under way in Sussex, shifting shingle and installing £250,000 of timber to protect 3,000 homes through 2027. ...
Friday, 27 March 2026
A North Yorkshire farmer is sentenced for allowing waste to be dumped on his land following Environment Agency prosecution....
Cabinet Office Citizens’ Rights Specialised Committee meeting, 13 May 2026: joint statement
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Department of Health and Social Care Scope of maternity review confirmed
The Charity Commission Regulator investigates charity over unauthorised payments to a trustee
Environment Agency Environment Agency puts brakes on illegal waste site