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Stay safe around rivers: warning as lockdown eased and temperatures soar

Stay safe around rivers: warning as lockdown eased and temperatures soar

Friday, 26 June 2020

The Environment Agency is urging the public to stay vigilant to hazards in and around waterways...

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New cross border byelaws to protect salmon and sea trout

New cross border byelaws to protect salmon and sea trout

Friday, 26 June 2020

New byelaws agreed by the Environment Agency will protect salmon and sea trout in the rivers Dee and Wye in England....

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Stay safe around rivers, warns Environment Agency

Stay safe around rivers, warns Environment Agency

Friday, 26 June 2020

Warning issued as police clear 300 people from one site, amid soaring temperatures and easing of lockdown....

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Free trees for angling clubs in Cambridgeshire

Free trees for angling clubs in Cambridgeshire

Friday, 26 June 2020

Fishery owners in the Great Ouse and Fenland catchment can now apply for free trees and hedgerow plants thanks to additional funding....

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Surveys being carried out for Tadcaster flood scheme

Surveys being carried out for Tadcaster flood scheme

Friday, 26 June 2020

Contractors working on surveys for the Tadcaster flood alleviation scheme will be in the town over the coming weeks....

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Exmouth tidal defence scheme construction pauses for summer season

Exmouth tidal defence scheme construction pauses for summer season

Friday, 26 June 2020

The re-opening of the sea front road today marks a major milestone in the construction of the £12m Exmouth tidal defence scheme....

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Herefordshire Wildlife Trust benefits £23,645 from waste packaging offence

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust benefits £23,645 from waste packaging offence

Thursday, 25 June 2020

The wildlife trust is receiving the money following an Enforcement Undertaking (EU) accepted by the Environment Agency....

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Developing drought in the Cam and Ely Ouse catchment

Developing drought in the Cam and Ely Ouse catchment

Thursday, 25 June 2020

The Environment Agency has announced that the Cam and Ely Ouse river catchment has moved into a period of developing drought (prolonged dry weather)....

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Elmer coastal defences now complete

Elmer coastal defences now complete

Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Elmer scheme will better protect 325 West Sussex properties from flooding....

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Environment Agency warning to keep away from Dowdeswell reservoir

Environment Agency warning to keep away from Dowdeswell reservoir

Tuesday, 23 June 2020

The weather may have turned sunny but that doesn’t give sunbathers, picnickers and swimmers the go ahead to access Dowdeswell reservoir near Cheltenha...

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High street discount retailer donates £35,868 for waste packaging offences

High street discount retailer donates £35,868 for waste packaging offences

Monday, 22 June 2020

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is to benefit by £35,868.12 through an Enforcement Undertaking accepted by the Environment Agency....

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Nottingham steel work company’s negligence leads to charity donation

Nottingham steel work company’s negligence leads to charity donation

Friday, 19 June 2020

After Environment Agency action, Fabriweld Tubular Steel Products has paid £15,300 to Notts Wildlife Trust for failing to meet packaging recycling obl...

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Environment Agency advises on restarting private sewage treatment plants

Environment Agency advises on restarting private sewage treatment plants

Friday, 19 June 2020

Guidance is being issued to industry bodies about restarting sewage treatment plants. ...

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Work to start on second phase of £40m flood scheme in Bury.

Work to start on second phase of £40m flood scheme in Bury.

Thursday, 18 June 2020

Phase 2 of a multi-million pound scheme to reduce flood risk to more than 800 homes and businesses across Radcliffe and Redvales will get underway in ...

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Work starts again to improve flood defences in Lower Bootham

Work starts again to improve flood defences in Lower Bootham

Thursday, 18 June 2020

Work is back on track to improve flood protection in a section of the York Flood Alleviation Scheme...

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Flood asset repairs continue during the coronavirus pandemic

Flood asset repairs continue during the coronavirus pandemic

Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Throughout the pandemic, the Environment Agency has continued to repair flood defences damaged in the February floods, prioritising those communities ...

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Emergency byelaw to protect Severn salmon stocks extended

Emergency byelaw to protect Severn salmon stocks extended

Monday, 15 June 2020

The Environment Agency is extending an emergency byelaw to protect salmon in the River Severn and its estuary until 15 December....

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Latest rod licence figures show increase as restrictions lifted

Latest rod licence figures show increase as restrictions lifted

Friday, 12 June 2020

Over quarter of a million fishing licences sold after lockdown restrictions lifted...

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Trio receive jail term for dumping mustard gas bombs in a Lincolnshire lake

Trio receive jail term for dumping mustard gas bombs in a Lincolnshire lake

Friday, 12 June 2020

The three broke laws protecting the environment and are the first people in the UK to be charged with possession of a chemical weapon....

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£10 million flood repair works planned for the Lower River Aire

£10 million flood repair works planned for the Lower River Aire

Friday, 12 June 2020

A repair package of works up to £10 million has been proposed for the Lower River Aire washlands that were affected by devastating floods. ...

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Regulating the waste industry during the coronavirus pandemic

Regulating the waste industry during the coronavirus pandemic

Thursday, 11 June 2020

The Environment Agency continues to respond to reports of illegal waste sites, even during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

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Environmental business initiative receives £120,000 funding boost

Environmental business initiative receives £120,000 funding boost

Thursday, 11 June 2020

Local economy boosted through innovative environmental projects...

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Have your say at York flood alleviation scheme’s first virtual event

Have your say at York flood alleviation scheme’s first virtual event

Thursday, 11 June 2020

A consultation event is being held via zoom for the local community about plans to protect properties in Skeldergate from flooding...

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Illegal fishing net recovered at North East beauty spot

Illegal fishing net recovered at North East beauty spot

Thursday, 11 June 2020

The Environment Agency is investigating after an illegal fishing net was recovered from the beach at Holy Island in Northumberland....

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Final phase of North East flood scheme starts

Final phase of North East flood scheme starts

Tuesday, 09 June 2020

Work has started on the final phase of an innovative project to reduce the risk of flooding in a Teesside town. ...

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Second consultation begins on Keighley waste incinerator permit application

Second consultation begins on Keighley waste incinerator permit application

Monday, 08 June 2020

Residents and interested groups invited to submit any new information on the draft permit decision...

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Multi million pound project continues on Ouse Washes

Multi million pound project continues on Ouse Washes

Monday, 08 June 2020

Work is now under way on the fourth year of a five-year project to raise the banks of the Ouse Washes flood storage reservoir bank....

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National Drought Group   June 2020 statement

National Drought Group June 2020 statement

Friday, 05 June 2020

The National Drought Group met on Friday 5 June 2020, chaired by EA executive director for environment and business, Harvey Bradshaw....

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Homeowners need to check before starting work near flood defences

Homeowners need to check before starting work near flood defences

Friday, 05 June 2020

The Environment Agency is reminding riverside residents in the East Midlands they may need a permit to carry out improvements to their homes....

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Households urged to play their part in preventing waste crime

Households urged to play their part in preventing waste crime

Friday, 05 June 2020

Don't become a victim of dodgy waste carriers...

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