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Nottingham angler caught more than he bargained for

Nottingham angler caught more than he bargained for

Friday, 08 April 2022

Nottingham man caught removing Chub from River Trent....

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Future farming in Devon’s Axe catchment

Future farming in Devon’s Axe catchment

Thursday, 07 April 2022

The Environment Agency has produced a new film showing how it is working with farmers in the River Axe catchment in East Devon to improve water qualit...

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Rivercraft: Minecraft game inspires young environmental champions

Rivercraft: Minecraft game inspires young environmental champions

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

The in-game Preston world is the first activity of its kind that uses Artificial Intelligence to map a region and convert it into an interactive Minec...

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Severn flood defences undergoing thorough checks

Severn flood defences undergoing thorough checks

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

Environment Agency is checking hundreds of flood assets to make sure they are fully operational and ready to protect against flood risk....

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Farming company fined for polluting Somerset watercourse

Farming company fined for polluting Somerset watercourse

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

Farming company Velcourt Ltd, who manage and advise on farms throughout Europe, polluted a Somerset watercourse with dirty, ammonia-rich water, killin...

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Vehicle stop checks on waste carriers carried out in Gloucester

Vehicle stop checks on waste carriers carried out in Gloucester

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

Officers from the Environment Agency joined forces with Gloucestershire Police, the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency, Gloucester City Council and Tewke...

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Fairlynch Museum to host Lower Otter Restoration Project exhibition

Fairlynch Museum to host Lower Otter Restoration Project exhibition

Monday, 04 April 2022

Budleigh Salterton’s Fairlynch Museum is to host a 2-year long exhibition about the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP)....

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Three men fined for Alston illegal waste sites

Three men fined for Alston illegal waste sites

Friday, 01 April 2022

Three men from Cumbria have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling almost £10,000 for operating four illegal waste sites at Alston....

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Former Derbyshire farmer ordered to pay £24,120 for illegally burning waste

Former Derbyshire farmer ordered to pay £24,120 for illegally burning waste

Friday, 01 April 2022

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a former Derbyshire farmer for burning waste without an environmental permit....

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A major milestone for the Oxford flood alleviation scheme

A major milestone for the Oxford flood alleviation scheme

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Planning application submitted to reduce flood risk to the city from the River Thames....

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Lincs man guilty of exposing public to asbestos gets prison term

Lincs man guilty of exposing public to asbestos gets prison term

Thursday, 31 March 2022

A Grantham man has received a suspended prison sentence for deceiving the public about his ability to handle asbestos safely. ...

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Improved monitoring of sewage spills to drive enhanced environmental protection and enforcement

Improved monitoring of sewage spills to drive enhanced environmental protection and enforcement

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Environment Agency publishes Event Duration Monitoring data for 2021....

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Environment Agency to carry out vital flood prevention work in Matlock

Environment Agency to carry out vital flood prevention work in Matlock

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

The Environment Agency will carry out essential flood prevention work in Matlock, Derbyshire next week to reduce the flood risk to over 50 homes and b...

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Refurbished pumping station makes Doncaster more resilient to climate change

Refurbished pumping station makes Doncaster more resilient to climate change

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

A newly refurbished pumping station at Bentley, Doncaster, which provides greater protection to 1,699 homes and businesses, has been officially opened...

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Home improvements to better protect Allesley homes from flooding

Home improvements to better protect Allesley homes from flooding

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

The Environment Agency has started work to install property flood resilience measures to more than 30 homes in Allesley, Coventry....

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West Bromwich anglers caught fishing illegally in the dark

West Bromwich anglers caught fishing illegally in the dark

Thursday, 24 March 2022

A spot of night-time fishing and removing fish and eels - a protected species - from the River Avon in Pershore, Worcestershire has cost two men £469 ...

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Essential flood prevention work to close Matlock Bridge for 12 hours

Essential flood prevention work to close Matlock Bridge for 12 hours

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Matlock Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 7am until 7pm on Thursday 24 March to enable preparations for essential flood prevention work to be ...

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Flood hydrology roadmap sets out 25 year vision to help predict and manage flood risk

Flood hydrology roadmap sets out 25 year vision to help predict and manage flood risk

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

The roadmap will also help us understand the impact of climate change on flood risk and will support modelling of past and future climate change impac...

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Lower Otter Restoration Project saves rare plants from sea level rise

Lower Otter Restoration Project saves rare plants from sea level rise

Friday, 18 March 2022

Some of Devon’s rarest plants are to be moved to new sites in the county as work continues on the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP)....

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‘Floodmobile’ to visit at risk communities in Calderdale

‘Floodmobile’ to visit at risk communities in Calderdale

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

The Floodmobile is visiting Brighouse and Todmorden on 24 and 25 March to raise awareness about flood risks and what people can do to protect their pr...

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Flood defence work to help protect Cambridgeshire homes

Flood defence work to help protect Cambridgeshire homes

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

People in Cambridgeshire are set to benefit from work done to bolster the county’s flood defences. ...

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Work to reduce flood risk in Bishopthorpe now complete

Work to reduce flood risk in Bishopthorpe now complete

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

The Environment Agency has completed work on a £3.4m project in the village of Bishopthorpe in York, better protecting 198 properties from the risk of...

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Agencies work together in day of action in Newcastle under Lyme

Agencies work together in day of action in Newcastle under Lyme

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

Environment Agency works with partners to target hauliers moving waste in Staffordshire....

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Close season for coarse fishing gets underway for 2022

Close season for coarse fishing gets underway for 2022

Tuesday, 15 March 2022

The Environment Agency is reminding anglers that the close season for coarse fishing comes into effect today (Tuesday 15 March) and runs until 15 June...

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New byelaws on the River Wye to help improve at risk salmon stocks

New byelaws on the River Wye to help improve at risk salmon stocks

Friday, 11 March 2022

The Environment Agency has renewed restrictions on salmon fishing on the River Wye in England in response to the decline in migratory salmon stocks....

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Environment Agency 'minded to' issue Westbury incinerator permit

Environment Agency 'minded to' issue Westbury incinerator permit

Friday, 11 March 2022

A new consultation has launched as the Environment Agency is 'minded to’ issue a permit to operate a new energy from waste incinerator in Westbury....

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Beach shored up to strengthen Norfolk flood protection

Beach shored up to strengthen Norfolk flood protection

Thursday, 10 March 2022

Natural flood defences along the west Norfolk coast have been bolstered as part of their yearly renewal. ...

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Brockham oil site permit variation issued

Brockham oil site permit variation issued

Thursday, 10 March 2022

Decision to allow waste water re-injection follows second round of public consultation....

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The work of the Environment Agency

The work of the Environment Agency

Wednesday, 09 March 2022

Remarks by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Environment, 9 March 2022....

Changes to Environment Agency’s abstraction charges to safeguard water supplies for people and wildlife

Changes to Environment Agency’s abstraction charges to safeguard water supplies for people and wildlife

Wednesday, 09 March 2022

A new charging framework for businesses, including water companies and farmers, that abstract more than 20 cubic metres of water a day from a river, s...

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