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.
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Friday, 13 March 2026
A second arrest has been made as an investigation into suspected illegal waste dumping in Liverpool continues. ...
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....
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 ...
Friday, 13 March 2026
The £1 million project has been announced to protect Minehead, Somerset from coastal flooding....
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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....
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 ...
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....
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...
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....
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...
Monday, 02 March 2026
The Environment Agency has taken action to crackdown on suspected illegal waste activity at Blackpole Recycling Ltd in Worcester....
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....
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. ...
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Dawn arrests in Cornish town as part of Environment Agency investigation....
Monday, 23 February 2026
Yorkshire Water is sentenced for polluting Pools Brook Country Park stream three times in less than a year....
Friday, 20 February 2026
Environment Agency closure comes after arrests. Bumped-up drone squad takes off to fight dumpers from the sky....
Friday, 20 February 2026
The public is urged to remain vigilant...
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 ...
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...
Friday, 20 February 2026
New surveillance, detection and investigative capabilities rolled out by Environment Agency to tackle waste crime....
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Company boss handed suspended prison sentence and massive bill for illegally dumping thousands of tonnes of waste across England...
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Thames Barrier to close, temporary defences on Thames and Severn, more pumps in Somerset...
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Environment Agency has granted an environmental permit variation to Rathlin Energy Ltd, following a public consultation on the Agency’s ‘minded to’ de...
Monday, 16 February 2026
High Court backs Environment Agency over illegal boats...
Friday, 13 February 2026
Largest ever enforcement workforce protecting waterways from pollution including five new teams for the Anglian area....
Friday, 13 February 2026
Largest ever enforcement workforce protecting waterways from pollution includes seven new teams for the South East...
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Litter louts face losing their driving licences
Environment Agency Second arrest made as Liverpool waste investigation continues
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Home Office Undercover cops boosted across 9 more forces
Environment Agency South West Water pleads guilty to six years of pollutions
Department for Education Education Secretary speech at ASCL Conference
Ofsted Sir Martyn Oliver's speech at the ASCL Annual Conference 2026