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Repeat polluter pays out over slurry offences

Repeat polluter pays out over slurry offences

Thursday, 21 May 2026

Family farm business charged over two pollution incidents in Devon and Somerset with nearly £20,000 paid out in total . ...

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Romsey flood alleviation scheme strengthened with new defences

Romsey flood alleviation scheme strengthened with new defences

Thursday, 21 May 2026

The Environment Agency has raised the height of Stockbridge Road near Timsbury and added a permanent, demountable defence where weed cuttings are caug...

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Man arrested in connection with illegal waste dumping

Man arrested in connection with illegal waste dumping

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Arrest demonstrates Environment Agency's commitment to delivering its 10 Point Plan to tackle waste crime...

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Science shows how tackling pollution now can protect Windermere's future

Science shows how tackling pollution now can protect Windermere's future

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Research shows that acting now to reduce nutrient pollution entering Lake Windermere can help protect its water quality from the effects of climate ch...

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Third waste carrier convicted in Environment Agency operation

Third waste carrier convicted in Environment Agency operation

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Waste carrier DTM Grab Hire Ltd has been told to pay out £16,664 after thousands of tonnes of waste were dumped on a floodplain....

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Have your say on proposed change to permit at Hinkley Point C

Have your say on proposed change to permit at Hinkley Point C

Monday, 18 May 2026

The new combustion permit regulates the diesel backup generators, and improves the site’s resilience in the case of a power cut....

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Environment Agency issues Angus Fire permit variation  

Environment Agency issues Angus Fire permit variation  

Friday, 15 May 2026

The Environment Agency has issued an environmental permit variation to Angus Fire Limited in High Bentham, North Yorkshire....

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Farmer fined after pollution kills a thousand fish

Farmer fined after pollution kills a thousand fish

Friday, 15 May 2026

Protected salmon and trout died in the pollution incident, and the watercourse was still impacted two years later....

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Environment Agency Board members' terms extended

Environment Agency Board members' terms extended

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Each member will continue in post until January 2028 ...

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Environment Agency puts brakes on illegal waste site

Environment Agency puts brakes on illegal waste site

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

The Environment Agency has stopped illegal waste activity in its tracks at a site near Chesterfield. ...

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Illegal waste site in Lancashire shut down

Illegal waste site in Lancashire shut down

Friday, 01 May 2026

The Environment Agency has blocked access to land in Lancashire to prevent the illegal dumping of waste....

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Dorset farmers to pay £33,500 over slurry handling

Dorset farmers to pay £33,500 over slurry handling

Friday, 01 May 2026

Farmers failed to properly store slurry in three separate cases, two of which led to pollution incidents....

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Northumberland illegal waste site shut down

Northumberland illegal waste site shut down

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

The Environment Agency has blocked access to land in rural Northumberland following reports of illegal dumping and burning of waste.  ...

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Major investigation into 'sickening' illegal waste dumping

Major investigation into 'sickening' illegal waste dumping

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. ...

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South East Water given £76,000 penalty for water supply breach

South East Water given £76,000 penalty for water supply breach

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Human error blamed as enough water to fill 300,000 baths taken without Environment Agency licence...

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Southern Water admits sea pollution

Southern Water admits sea pollution

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...

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Four sentenced to prison for ruthless waste dump operation across London

Four sentenced to prison for ruthless waste dump operation across London

Monday, 27 April 2026

Waste criminals get prison sentences following major Environment Agency investigation...

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Waste carrier fined after depositing tonnes at illegal site

Waste carrier fined after depositing tonnes at illegal site

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....

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Waste site clearance underway after court action

Waste site clearance underway after court action

Thursday, 23 April 2026

Clearance is underway on a West Yorkshire illegal waste site following court action by the Environment Agency....

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Court orders waste site to be cleared after investigation

Court orders waste site to be cleared after investigation

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. ...

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Environment Agency secures £2.35m for environmental improvements

Environment Agency secures £2.35m for environmental improvements

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

The Environment Agency has secured £2.35 million from Yorkshire Water for environmental improvements following a series of pollution incidents....

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Work begins on Severn Stoke flood scheme

Work begins on Severn Stoke flood scheme

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....

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Better flood protection target exceeded

Better flood protection target exceeded

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...

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Major clean up begins at notorious Kidlington waste site

Major clean up begins at notorious Kidlington waste site

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

An estimated 21,000 tonnes of illegal waste to be removed after being dumped by criminal gangs...

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Water pollution probes net £2.1m to improve River Trent catchment

Water pollution probes net £2.1m to improve River Trent catchment

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...

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River Test diesel spill results in £350,000 for river project

River Test diesel spill results in £350,000 for river project

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

WFL UK Ltd paid £350,000 to Wessex Rivers Trust after a 2021 diesel spill on the River Test....

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Water voles to benefit from £300,000 Wessex Water enforcement

Water voles to benefit from £300,000 Wessex Water enforcement

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...

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Decade of transformation: Environment Agency marks £10 million milestone in fisheries restoration

Decade of transformation: Environment Agency marks £10 million milestone in fisheries restoration

Monday, 13 April 2026

Fishing licence income delivers £10 million of investment in fisheries since 2015...

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United Utilities guilty plea to action that led to fish deaths

United Utilities guilty plea to action that led to fish deaths

Friday, 10 April 2026

Following an Environment Agency investigation, United Utilities pleaded guilty to introducing thousands of fish into Bessy Brook, near Bolton, without...

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Essex skip hire boss and firm plead guilty to waste crime charges

Essex skip hire boss and firm plead guilty to waste crime charges

Wednesday, 08 April 2026

'I don’t do e-mails' among excuses for not clearing overflowing skips...

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