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A Christmas stocking for East Anglian rivers

A Christmas stocking for East Anglian rivers

Monday, 20 December 2021

Rivers and fisheries in Norfolk and Bedfordshire have received an early Christmas present of 17,400 fish being released as part of a yearly stocking p...

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Bolton company who put community at risk from rats and fire are prosecuted by the Environment Agency

Bolton company who put community at risk from rats and fire are prosecuted by the Environment Agency

Friday, 17 December 2021

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted the directors of SC Chadwicks and Sons Ltd for permit breaches at two waste sites....

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Pilot project aims to help safeguard native white clawed crayfish

Pilot project aims to help safeguard native white clawed crayfish

Thursday, 16 December 2021

Survey work has started as part of a new Environment Agency pilot to trace native and non-native crayfish in North East and Yorkshire rivers. ...

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Environment Agency encourages community sports clubs to become sustainable

Environment Agency encourages community sports clubs to become sustainable

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Environment Agency guidance encouraging people to kick plastics out of sport takes another step forward with the release of advice for community-drive...

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Boats put River Thames traffic at risk

Boats put River Thames traffic at risk

Monday, 13 December 2021

Double barge-owner convicted for illegal moorings....

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Environment Agency celebrates planting over 80,000 trees in Cumbria

Environment Agency celebrates planting over 80,000 trees in Cumbria

Thursday, 09 December 2021

Environment Agency projects have seen 80,000 trees planted across Cumbria in last 12 years...

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12 ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the earth!

12 ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the earth!

Thursday, 09 December 2021

As you start to plan your festivities and you purchase your Christmas food and gifts. There are some simple steps we can take to make Christmas more s...

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Somerset supplier to national supermarkets fined for polluting watercourse

Somerset supplier to national supermarkets fined for polluting watercourse

Wednesday, 08 December 2021

Somerset farm business Alvis Brothers Ltd, of Lye Cross Farm, Redhill, has been ordered to pay £37,184 for polluting a tributary of the Congresbury Ye...

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Severn Trent Water fined £1.5 million for sewage discharges

Severn Trent Water fined £1.5 million for sewage discharges

Wednesday, 08 December 2021

Environment Agency successfully prosecutes Severn Trent Water for sewage discharges....

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Environment Agency helps industry reduce carbon emissions to fight climate emergency

Environment Agency helps industry reduce carbon emissions to fight climate emergency

Tuesday, 07 December 2021

Climate Change Agreements scheme delivers reduction in emissions of 6.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent during 2019 and 2020...

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Work underway to repair damaged flood defence in Lowdham

Work underway to repair damaged flood defence in Lowdham

Tuesday, 07 December 2021

A major project is underway by the Environment Agency to repair a flood wall in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, to protect homes and businesses from the dev...

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A Christmas stocking gives West Country fish numbers a boost

A Christmas stocking gives West Country fish numbers a boost

Tuesday, 07 December 2021

Thousands of fish have found new homes just in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme....

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New wetland habitats created in Norfolk

New wetland habitats created in Norfolk

Friday, 03 December 2021

Wildlife is set to thrive after a river habitat restoration project was completed along the River Yare near Earlham....

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More than 1,000 trees to be planted in Suffolk

More than 1,000 trees to be planted in Suffolk

Friday, 03 December 2021

The Environment Agency has planted over 600 trees in Suffolk so far this year with hundreds more planned this winter....

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Company director fined £1,272 for abandoning Shropshire waste site

Company director fined £1,272 for abandoning Shropshire waste site

Thursday, 02 December 2021

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a director of a waste company in Shropshire who abandoned a site full of waste without notifying the regulating ...

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Managing the climate crisis and pensions

Managing the climate crisis and pensions

Thursday, 02 December 2021

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency speaking at the Investment & Pensions Europe Conference & Awards, 2 December 2021...

Environment Agency navigation charges consultation outcomes

Environment Agency navigation charges consultation outcomes

Thursday, 02 December 2021

The Environment Agency has published the outcome of its consultation on boat registration charges to provide a more consistent and transparent chargin...

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Funding secured for new £5.2 million flood scheme in Hexham

Funding secured for new £5.2 million flood scheme in Hexham

Monday, 29 November 2021

An Environment Agency scheme to better protect businesses and homes from flooding on two industrial estates in Hexham is taking a step forward with th...

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Environment Agency progressing plans to protect Worcestershire village from flooding

Environment Agency progressing plans to protect Worcestershire village from flooding

Monday, 29 November 2021

£1.8 million scheme will protect homes and business in historical village of Severn Stoke....

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New flood scheme to protect homes next to the River Teme in Worcester

New flood scheme to protect homes next to the River Teme in Worcester

Friday, 26 November 2021

The Environment Agency is designing a new flood risk management scheme for a residential area of Worcester to protect homes from flooding....

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Environment Agency rules out chemical pollution as likely cause of Teesside crab deaths??

Environment Agency rules out chemical pollution as likely cause of Teesside crab deaths??

Friday, 26 November 2021

The Environment Agency has ruled out chemical pollution as a likely cause of the deaths of thousands of crabs and lobsters that have been washed ashor...

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Community flood hub reopens in York

Community flood hub reopens in York

Thursday, 25 November 2021

A flood hub has reopened to the community in York to help update residents on progress of flood defence work in the city....

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Oil and gas consultation in East Yorkshire

Oil and gas consultation in East Yorkshire

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Rathlin?Energy (UK) Limited applies to Environment Agency?for permission to?put exploratory oil and gas drill site at West Newton into commercial prod...

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Northern creek network at Lower Otter site nearly complete

Northern creek network at Lower Otter site nearly complete

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Work to create creeks to the northern end of the Lower Otter Restoration Project site is now largely complete....

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Lendal Arch reopens following flood defence works

Lendal Arch reopens following flood defence works

Thursday, 25 November 2021

A major river route in York city centre has reopened following the completion of flood defence works by the Environment Agency....

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Stockton waste boss ordered to repay £800,000

Stockton waste boss ordered to repay £800,000

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

The director of a Stockton-based company was sentenced on Wednesday 24 November at Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty to waste offences....

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Housing company fined for polluting watercourse

Housing company fined for polluting watercourse

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Miller Homes Limited has been fined £200,000 for polluting a Huddersfield watercourse for more than 1km, after an investigation by the Environment Age...

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Deadly fish traps found in River Skerne

Deadly fish traps found in River Skerne

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Officers from the Environment Agency and Darlington Borough Council are targeting illegal fishing activity on the River Skerne....

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Environment Agency shuts down illegal waste site in Corfe Mullen

Environment Agency shuts down illegal waste site in Corfe Mullen

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

A Dorset man who ran an illegal dumping ground has been ordered to pay more than £3,000....

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No time for complacency about flooding

No time for complacency about flooding

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Environment Agency urges action as Met Office warns of above average likelihood of a wet winter ...

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