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Action to remove contaminated fire fighting water

Action to remove contaminated fire fighting water

Friday, 20 November 2020

Environment Agency officers remove contaminated fire-fighting water which has collected in pools on the site of a major fire in Bradford...

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Plans for a flood storage area in York approved by planning chiefs

Plans for a flood storage area in York approved by planning chiefs

Thursday, 19 November 2020

Plans to help reduce flood risk on the River Foss north of Strensall in York were approved today...

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Food processing plant pay £50k for effluent leak

Food processing plant pay £50k for effluent leak

Wednesday, 18 November 2020

A Lincolnshire food company has paid £50,000 towards environmental improvements after untreated waste water from its plant polluted a nearby stream. ...

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Northumberland river users asked to help protect white clawed crayfish

Northumberland river users asked to help protect white clawed crayfish

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Dog walkers, canoeists and other river users asked to ‘check – clean – dry’ to prevent spread of diseases and protect native crayfish populations....

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Cambridgeshire company fined over £7000 for abstraction crime

Cambridgeshire company fined over £7000 for abstraction crime

Thursday, 12 November 2020

The company has been ordered to pay £7,861 after they were caught taking water illegally 5 times in less than a month....

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Be flood aware during Flood Action Week 2020

Be flood aware during Flood Action Week 2020

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

The Environment Agency is urging communities to be prepared for flooding as it launches its annual Flood Action Week [9-15 November]. ...

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Good progress on Burton’s £30 million flood defences

Good progress on Burton’s £30 million flood defences

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

A further section of the £30 million Burton-upon-Trent flood defence project has been opened to the public by the Environment Agency....

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Join the South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Join the South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Help plan the future: join the committee which covers Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly....

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Re opening a popular trail in Hull’s Victoria Dock Village

Re opening a popular trail in Hull’s Victoria Dock Village

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Part of the Trans Pennine Trail is re-opening in Hull after an upgrade to flood defences on the Victoria Dock Village western frontage....

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Environment Agency launches Flood Action Campaign 2020

Environment Agency launches Flood Action Campaign 2020

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Research released to coincide with Flood Action Week (9th – 15th November) highlights how flood damage could have an even more devastating impact on v...

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South Yorkshire defences repaired one year on from floods

South Yorkshire defences repaired one year on from floods

Monday, 09 November 2020

Flood defences across South Yorkshire, damaged by the November 2019 floods, have been repaired or have temporary repairs or measures in place for wint...

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Portland Scrap Metal fined for keeping waste vehicles

Portland Scrap Metal fined for keeping waste vehicles

Friday, 06 November 2020

The Dorset firm disputed the vehicles were end-of-life when they entered the site but admitted breaching the enforcement notice after ignoring several...

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London Hammersmith tobacco company overlooks packaging obligations

London Hammersmith tobacco company overlooks packaging obligations

Wednesday, 04 November 2020

Philip Morris makes amends for waste recycling error....

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Rural crime crackdown in the North East

Rural crime crackdown in the North East

Tuesday, 03 November 2020

The Environment Agency and Durham Constabulary have joined forces in a rural crime crackdown in Weardale....

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Illegal waste containers successfully repatriated from Sri Lanka

Illegal waste containers successfully repatriated from Sri Lanka

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Environment Agency continue clamp down on illegal waste exporters as 21 containers are repatriated from Sri Lanka. ...

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Environment Agency targets Merton waste sites

Environment Agency targets Merton waste sites

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Multi-agency visits prompted by rise in theft of cabling catalytic converters....

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Environment Agency targets Dover waste sites

Environment Agency targets Dover waste sites

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Multi-agency visits prompted by rise in theft of cabling catalytic converters....

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Environment Agency targets Croydon waste sites

Environment Agency targets Croydon waste sites

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Multi-agency visits prompted by rise in theft of cabling catalytic converters....

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Environment Agency targets Canterbury waste sites

Environment Agency targets Canterbury waste sites

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Multi-agency visits prompted by rise in theft of cabling catalytic converters....

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Kong pays out for green projects after breaking packaging rules

Kong pays out for green projects after breaking packaging rules

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Dog toy company Kong has paid £4,930 towards environmental projects after it admitted failing to recycle sufficient packaging waste at its Salisbury p...

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Illegal fishing net recovered in North East

Illegal fishing net recovered in North East

Thursday, 22 October 2020

The Environment Agency has seized an illegal fishing net at Skinningrove in Redcar and Cleveland. ...

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Fish bred at Environment Agency’s fish farm used for rehabilitation of armed forces

Fish bred at Environment Agency’s fish farm used for rehabilitation of armed forces

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Fish bred at the national coarse fish farm in Calverton, Nottinghamshire have been used to stock the fishing lake at the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation ...

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Portsmouth communities work together to tackle plastic pollution

Portsmouth communities work together to tackle plastic pollution

Thursday, 22 October 2020

An online plastic pollution workshop for Portsmouth last week (Friday 16 October) encouraged people to work together and inspire behaviour changes loc...

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Seawick sea defences project

Seawick sea defences project

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

The Environment Agency’s £1.1 million scheme to improve the resilience of the sea defences at Seawick, Essex has started....

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Lake study aims to improve water quality

Lake study aims to improve water quality

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

A study to understand options available to improve recreational use and boost water quality and wildlife at a popular Northumberland lake has started....

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Environment Agency chair addresses World Pensions Summit

Environment Agency chair addresses World Pensions Summit

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Emma Howard Boyd delivers a speech hosted virtually from The Hague, Netherlands....

Next big step for Thorney Island’s flood defences

Next big step for Thorney Island’s flood defences

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Habitat helping flood protection in West Sussex....

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Jubilee River weir set for repairs

Jubilee River weir set for repairs

Friday, 16 October 2020

Work will protect structure from effects of ‘scouring’....

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Environment Agency gets ready for winter

Environment Agency gets ready for winter

Thursday, 15 October 2020

The Environment Agency in the North East is preparing for winter in a series of training sessions to make sure they are ready to respond to incidents....

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West Bay ready for winter

West Bay ready for winter

Thursday, 15 October 2020

The flood defence scheme at West Bay is ready for whatever winter has to throw at it, despite how different it looks from last year....

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