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Flood Risk Management Scheme ongoing in West Cumbria

Flood Risk Management Scheme ongoing in West Cumbria

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

The Skirting Beck and Whangs Beck Flood Risk Management Scheme in Egremont will reduce the flood risk to 220 residential and business properties, impr...

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4x4 drivers warned after group spotted driving in river

4x4 drivers warned after group spotted driving in river

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

The Environment Agency is warning drivers of 4x4 vehicles they could be subject to legal proceedings after a group of vehicles were seen being driven ...

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Green energy to help fish suffering effects of dry weather

Green energy to help fish suffering effects of dry weather

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Environment Agency officers have found an innovative 'green' solution to help prevent fish deaths during the dry weather....

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Burton flood defence project opens new concourse for public

Burton flood defence project opens new concourse for public

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

A new concourse near the library in Burton has been opened for public use by the Environment Agency as part of the town’s £30 million flood defence pr...

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Permit granted for next stage in Hoveton Great Broad restoration

Permit granted for next stage in Hoveton Great Broad restoration

Monday, 27 July 2020

The Environment Agency has granted a permit to place fish barriers across the entrances to Hoveton Great Broad in Norfolk as part of a restoration pro...

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Enforcement officers target illegal waste site in Crowland

Enforcement officers target illegal waste site in Crowland

Monday, 27 July 2020

A Cambridgeshire illegal waste site the size of a football pitch has been swooped on by the Environment Agency as part of work to shut it down for goo...

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Work starts on vital Teesside flood scheme

Work starts on vital Teesside flood scheme

Monday, 27 July 2020

Construction begins on multi-million pound flood scheme in Middlesbrough that will provide improved protection to 485 homes. ...

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Fortnum Carlisle Ltd applies for environmental permit for Carlisle waste incinerator

Fortnum Carlisle Ltd applies for environmental permit for Carlisle waste incinerator

Friday, 24 July 2020

Public consultation period is launched...

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Annual £7m flood defence work finishes for 2020

Annual £7m flood defence work finishes for 2020

Thursday, 23 July 2020

The work has seen 400,000 cubic metres of sand replaced on Lincolnshire beaches....

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Environment Agency appeals for information on abandoned trailers in Bromsgrove

Environment Agency appeals for information on abandoned trailers in Bromsgrove

Wednesday, 22 July 2020

An investigation by the Environment Agency has begun into 4 abandoned trailers full of waste that have appeared around Bromsgrove in the space of a we...

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York flood defence plans for Museum Gardens and Marygate

York flood defence plans for Museum Gardens and Marygate

Monday, 20 July 2020

The Environment Agency is holding a virtual public meeting on plans to better protect properties from flooding in the Marygate area of York....

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£1.6m works start to repair Doncaster flood defence embankment

£1.6m works start to repair Doncaster flood defence embankment

Monday, 20 July 2020

The Environment Agency has started works to repair a 40 metre slip on a flood defence embankment in Doncaster, which was damaged by last November’s fl...

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Environment Agency resumes on site bathing water monitoring

Environment Agency resumes on site bathing water monitoring

Monday, 20 July 2020

Bathing water monitoring has resumed at designated bathing water sites in England....

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River Severn partnership secures over £40m boost for flood defence

River Severn partnership secures over £40m boost for flood defence

Friday, 17 July 2020

River Severn Partnership has secured around £40 million to progress flood defence in a multi-billion pound national investment....

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Polluter to put river right after serious spill

Polluter to put river right after serious spill

Thursday, 16 July 2020

The Environment Agency has outlined measures a polluter must take to restore a river after an incident that killed over 100,000 fish....

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Illegal waste activities targeted in Essex

Illegal waste activities targeted in Essex

Thursday, 16 July 2020

Environment Agency staff joined forces with partners to enter onto a suspected illegal waste site in Essex....

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New blueprint to protect and prepare nation from flooding

New blueprint to protect and prepare nation from flooding

Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Plan to better protect and prepare millions of homes and businesses from flooding and the climate emergency has been launched by the Environment Agenc...

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National Drought Group   July 2020 statement

National Drought Group July 2020 statement

Monday, 13 July 2020

The National Drought Group met on Monday 13 July 2020, chaired by EA executive director for environment and business, Harvey Bradshaw. ...

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Lincoln's sluice gates refurbished in flood defence revamp

Lincoln's sluice gates refurbished in flood defence revamp

Thursday, 09 July 2020

Work is under way to refurbish one of Lincoln’s most important structures as part of a £6m investment in the city’s flood defences....

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Business as usual won't tackle the challenges we face, warns Environment Agency

Business as usual won't tackle the challenges we face, warns Environment Agency

Thursday, 09 July 2020

The Environment Agency has launched its 5 year plan for reaching a greener, healthier future....

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More than 10,000 fish released into the Great Ouse

More than 10,000 fish released into the Great Ouse

Wednesday, 08 July 2020

Environment Agency fisheries officers have conducted their yearly restocking on the Great Ouse, releasing 10,100 barbel in a bid to replenish the rive...

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“Events, Dear Boy”:  managing incidents before they become crises

“Events, Dear Boy”: managing incidents before they become crises

Tuesday, 07 July 2020

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, to the Whitehall and Industry Group, 7 July 2020...

£1.4m given to environmental projects by companies that broke rules

£1.4m given to environmental projects by companies that broke rules

Monday, 06 July 2020

Environmental charities throughout the Midlands have received over £1.475m in donations as a result of Environment Agency enforcement action over the ...

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Views sought on Sizewell C nuclear power station permits

Views sought on Sizewell C nuclear power station permits

Monday, 06 July 2020

Operational permits are being sought for disposal and discharge of radioactive waste, operation of standby power supply systems, and discharges of coo...

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Essex beavers give birth to two healthy kits

Essex beavers give birth to two healthy kits

Thursday, 02 July 2020

A natural flood management scheme in Essex has seen its "work force" double after the birth of two healthy kits....

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Check your heating oil tank

Check your heating oil tank

Wednesday, 01 July 2020

Coronavirus is impacting our lives in many ways and changing our routines. It has also caused the price of oil to fall, so many people are filling the...

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Severn Trent Water prosecuted for Shropshire sewage pollution

Severn Trent Water prosecuted for Shropshire sewage pollution

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Severn Trent Water Ltd has been fined £800,000 after allowing 3.8 million litres of raw sewage to enter a Shropshire stream from a local sewage treatm...

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Environment Agency joins Warwickshire Police to stamp out illegal waste crime

Environment Agency joins Warwickshire Police to stamp out illegal waste crime

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

The Environment Agency and Warwickshire Police have joined forces during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to investigate reports of an illegal wast...

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Fish rescued as Peak District river dries up

Fish rescued as Peak District river dries up

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Environment Agency fisheries specialists carried out a fish rescue in the Peak District yesterday, moving fish that have been stranded as the river dr...

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Stay safe around rivers

Stay safe around rivers

Monday, 29 June 2020

Warning for public back out and about after lockdown eased....

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